Buzzards Becoming A Pain!  

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Wow... I was convinced the meowing sound was made by a buzzard, or that's what I read. They make a kind of whistly meow, very distinctive. As for ridding the garden of unwanted animals, it is not doing so... it's ridding the garden of birds only. The rabbit was dropped from a height, and the foxes and badgers that come into the garden just walk out again. Crows are predators, yes, but I like them and welcome them to my garden, except for when I see them flying out of the Christmas tree with other birds' eggs in their beaks. They don't frequent the garden too much as they're out on the roads feeding on those animals unfortunate enough to have been hit by traffic.

No, I stick by my previous experiences... these are definitely buzzards... they meow one after the other, and repeatedly for about twenty minutes before break of day. However, I thank you for your interesting input. We live and learn, huh?

Brightest Blessings.

I might find shooting rock salt at them a little difficult, my friend, as I only hear them whilst it's still dark, and then they swoop at dawn and are not evident for the rest of the day. ha ha ha. I can imagine me out there shooting rock salt all over, in the dark! I think my neighbours might have me certified. lolol.

Brightest Blessings.

LOL I can see ya doing it . I would shoot toward the trees where the sound comes from might hit them lol. Maybe neighbor will join you.

LOL... I've never thought of that. But I don't think I can shoot birds with anything.

I'm sure my neighbour will join me, my friend, as the haunting sound of the buzzards in the early light is enough to give anybody the eebie jeebies! lol.

Brightest Blessings.

lol good hugs

Huggggs back atcha! :)

Jungle Girl, I don't get rabbits in my garden, as there is chicken wire all around and no evidence of them having burrowed underneath. I completely searched the perimeter of the garden for how it got there, three times, but came to the conclusion that it was dropped by a bird of prey. Then the meowing calls started to come. They are buzzards, and the rabbit was dropped. They don't attack larger animals, just garden birds. Foxes and badgers roam free in my garden, because the come from the field at the back.

Brightest Blessings.

Since the sheep were moved out of the field at the back, the grass has grown high and inevitably, turned to hay, but has not been reaped. I guess these birds could be searching the long grass for field mice and the like... good thinking. However, the rabbit was not attacked in my garden, it was dropped, I'm sure, as a bird of prey flew over. Since, I have heard the meowing sounds, which are indicative of buzzards... they have a very distinctive cry, which sounds like a stressed cat, very high pitched and strange. I'm convinced there are two of them and they "meow" for twenty minutes before dawn, then I don't see or hear them again until the next pre-dawn period. I have larger animals in my garden, such as foxes and badgers... I know that because I've seen the evidence.

It just irks me that the garden birds are being driven away, because I tempt them to the garden and love to watch them in the mornings.

Brightest Blessings.

I'm sorry, but I have to beg to differ. The picture is an English Country Garden Buzzard, and I'm not experiencing them at night. I hear them from twenty minutes before dawn and they swoop on the garden birds at dawn. I know an owl when I hear one and indeed, we have an owl around here too... a screech owl. He, however, is the other side of the road, out front.

Brightest Blessings.

Again, I have to beg to differ because I've done a lot of reading up on these birds, and they are the only birds of prey, who land on the ground to eat. However, they do carry their prey from whence they killed them and eat them elsewhere. Also, we have no red-tailed hawks around here. I live in the English countryside, but red-tailed hawkes and kites are found more in hills and mountains.

Brightest Blessings.

No, we have hawks as well, but your buzzards are most definitely larger than ours, lol. There is a definite difference. If you look up an English Buzzard on the web, you will find that my picture is one of those. Thank you for all your information though. It's very helpful.

Brightest Blessings.

Thank you, VMKS. Do you think if I stand in the garden and quote that loudly, they might leave my garden birds alone? lol.

It's worth a try, I guess. Brightest Blessings!

Lol.. I know a few old buzzards like that! Who said that... me? Oh my word, I can't believe that came out of my mouth! ha ha ha

Brightest Blessings.

Darkwing!
Dang it all to heck! I wrote a lovely reply to your comment, I mean a comment on your comment and poof it was gone, as I had signed out and didn't realize.
However, here goes again...
Isn't it lovely yes, to be havin so much fun and relation to all that is living, and all for the taking?
Shall we say that Ishtar can speak in parables?
So that old buzzards in the immediate area do not know of how much hilarity one is having and what a grand time indeed today on this, the site of MyLot?
MyLot rules!
And note, I am dreaming of the day, when one will be able to sit there, with friend, to look out the window to the garden, sipping tea or coffee, or perhaps fresh stawberries and cream and champagne in celebratory style, viewing the old buzzards at the bottom of said garden, picking around and even frantic in their pursuit of fresh meat to tear to pieces!
Regards
YourHappyGoLuckyHairDresser

We could do better than that... we could sit out in the garden with our strawberries and cream, and champagne, and tease the old buzzards. lol.

I'm so glad you're enjoying Mylot. There's good fun to be had in here and great people. We'll have to introduce you to some of my friends I think. How about asking Irish_Rogue to be on your friends list. He's a bit of a rogue with the women and a bit controversial sometimes, but what the heck... he's an ok guy and we can cope with it, huh? I've known him for quite a while... we chat on Yahoo and he's a friend on my 360 from where I invited him here. He lives in Belfast and is a true WASP. If that doesn't put you off... hey what the heck... go make friends. As I said, he's ok, but keep him at arm's length when he's had a beer or six! ha ha ha

Brightest Blessings.

Darkwing!
Thank you for the comment on my comment lol! Gawd, I can't keep up! I will, I can, I do!
Irishrogue you say? Yes, he is on my list here and for some reason...I can't see any posts of his or what have you?
Hmmmm, thinking...Oh well, I'll figure it out soon when I get done doin all the friend thanking lol!
Well, Darkwing, teasing is a great art, yes, and you know I wouldn't know a thing regarding such an art, except for the teasing of the hair.
Yip right!
You are a jewel, a jewel of the mind and heart.
And your soul is on the Darkwing lol!
Regards to you My Great Friend
The Hurrying and Tripping Breaking My Heel HairDresser

Irish Rogue has posted a few, lol. He hasn't broken the bank here yet, but he's well-meaning enough and good fun. He started a crusade on his 360 which was really clever, but all his sign-ups were women, of course. ha ha ha

As for teasing... I'm sure, as with all women, you are quite capable of doing so with more than just hair. tehehe.

Brightest Blessings for a Great Day my dear friend. x

Good Day to you Darkwing!
I'm going now, after I finish my responses and all, to see where in this place is the Irishrogue. Thank you for another great referral for a friend!
I want to be here, there, and everywhere!
I want to read your writing and all too!
Well, here I go again, busy, busy, busy! Guess I better be sharpening up my hair scissors as well!
Regards to you
TheHairDresser xo

You don't need to sharpen your scissors for the Rogue. lol.
His hair is quite short anyway.

Have fun!

Gawd! I'm exasperated Darkwing!
I was not able to get on MyLot for ages, thought I was going to have a convulsion from withdrawal lol! And then I typed a big long schmeel about what have you to you and I lost it coz I had to log in, coz I never logged in before I started typing. Arghhhhh!!! Anyway, how are you today Darkwing. So very well, I hope and I want to again thank you for your kindness and willingness to help and guide me here in MyLot. Well, as far as that Irishrogue goes, I can't find him anywhere on here, and I will remember not to bring my scissors as well to be honest, I don't suppose I'll be needing them if his hair is short and also if I can't find him, well I won't need them at all.
Let's see if I can bring him out with a song and a little dance...
"The Gypsy Rover came over the hill,
Down by the Valley so shady.
He whistled and He sang,
As the green grass grew,
And he won the Heart of a Laa-aa-aaa-dy!!!!"
Hello? Are you there? Where you be?
Alrightee then Darkwing.
There you have it.
And you are so very welcome and again so sorry for missing your good and esteemed friend VM...I hope he will accept my apology.
Regards and Love to you Darkwing xo
TheHairDresser and Wild Irish Rose

You'll get used to the ways of Mylot, my friend. We all had those little hiccups when we first joined. lol.

As for the Irish Rogue, you should be able to find his profile by clicking on the link below:

http://www.mylot.com/Irish_Rogue

I have to warn you that he's a Chelsea Supporter. ha ha ha. An ardent one, at that.

Another thing is I would like to invite you to my Yahoo 360 page, but the only way I can do that is by having your e-mail address or Yahoo ID, if you have one. Would that be possible, please? From my 360 page, you can see his too, because it's public whereas mine only allows friends. :)

Brightest Blessings and good luck in finding him. I'll instant message him when I see him online and tell him to come in and accept you as a friend. he he.

Oh... by the way... here's the Rogue's pic from his 360!:) I'm sure he won't mind my showing it.

Hello there Darkwing!
My friend, well isn't it strange? Thank you for all that info on the Rogue. Well I have a referral, my only one, on my thingy here for my lot, and I swear I did not, I tell you did not put it on there and as yet this Irishrogue is not the same Irish, because it is spelled Irishrogue, not Irish_Rogue. How very strange!
Gawd, I've got scroungy people knockin at my door here Darkwing..hold on. Okay then, gone lol!
Now, where was I? No, not the same rogue at all. Well, I will msg you my email then...
I don't mind if he is a Chelsea fan, I'm an anything fan at this present time LOL.*wink* I went to plenty of football matches when I was a young girl living in Oxford...got quite an education at that! Didn't know I could drink so much Bulmer's Apple Cider..blah lol. Let's see, it was the Swindon/Oxford match and I never would go to the Chelsea matches because it was too wild for me then! Okay Darkwing, bless you greatly, and today I will do that right away.
Peace out
TheScatteredHairDresser RozAnn

No, your referral won't be the same Rogue, as this one is here on my referral. lol.

Everything else, I've tried to set in motion, but as messaged to you, I had a few problems. Will wait to see if you receive it before trying again.

Brightest Blessings.

Having said that, I just checked my "sent" box in 360 and it says your invite has gone, but is outstanding. In other words, waiting for your acceptance. :)

Hello Darkwing!
Well, I got it and picked it up okay? And tried to set up a bit of a page. I am so sorry I've been on and off today..one of those difficult days of environmental nature, but however, it is done!
Thank you so very much and I hope to see you round there as well.
Gawd, I am killed with work from you! <~the HairDresser's sense of humour!

Lolol... You don't have to visit everywhere at once, do ya!

I got your acceptance, thank you and you're now showing on my friends list in there.

Take care, and hope the day gets better for you. x

LOL Darkwing!
Yes I do indeed have to visit everywhere at once...nickname is ZOOM! Gawd, I am literally have wot like 50 screens up here in front of me on a laptop the size of a euro coin whatever they are now! But say an old 50pence piece! LOL
I don't know wot to do with them all! I got guys, girls, all over the place here and my environment is suffering badly lol eh, well, pooh pooh!
And regarding your 'walking' post, I told you I can't walk...falling over here and I'm only sitting down and looking at my cheap flipflops, broken and torn!
Yes, the day is a bit better thank you, you slave drivers in here in MyLot lol!!!!
Regards
TheFrazzledandFriendlySchmittenHairDresser

I have a bad knee and trouble walking, but I walk a little, then sit a little to rest before going on, because I like the freedom of being out there at one with nature. I hate to be cooped up, so I will never give in! I need my space to much!

Hey! We're not slavedrivers! Just friendly folk, is what we are, and you've made a big hit here... your personality beams a radiance into the site, and I have nothing to do with that! It's all down to you, my friend. Nice, bubbly people attract others, so there ya go!

Whilst we're on the subject, I told the Irish Rogue to come in and accept your friends request last night, and he said he couldn't see one, so you been shirking? ha ha ha ha ha.
It was his birthday yesterday, so he wasn't short of a few cannies... he could well have missed it. lol.

Brightest Blessings.

Hello Darkwing..Good Day/Eve to You Too!
Hey I was gabbin with gabs yesterday, another friend of yours! Everyone I talk to is your friend *laughin and smilin*! You get around, don't you, bad knee or not lol! *smile* Oh no, I did not add the Irish to my friend request! His bday huh? Well, if I would have known...heehee* Eh, I will do that right now on here and maybe he'll pop in again! I didn't do it because I was so zoomin around everywhere on 360 and all and well, other places, *smile* and must have spaced it off. I will get to it right this minute now, when I stop writing here. Hope I can find him again! You wont stop about him, so he must be wonderful, Darkwiing...going on your excellent recommendation! Darkwing, I hope you are well today and I am so busy here and all. Hope to see you round! Again, thank you for your kind words about me radiating! I must get crackin' here with the hygiene and make-up factor though, to continue radiating! Hugs and Love to you My Friend. And Blessed Peace in Your World! Yes, to commune with nature is like breathing to me. I must and anyone who attempts to cage me is going to miserably fail!
I love you.
TheHairDresser
RozAnn

Well, I don't think he's wonderful.. not my kind of wonderful anyway, but I just thought you two might have a bit to talk about, both hailing from the Emerald Isle. :)