I saw a hawk - again...

We don't get much wildlife here but there is a sparrow hawk that comes around now and then. I used to feed the birds near the kitchen window and he (or she) discovered a way to get a quick meal, so I don't do that any more. When we first moved in here a few years ago, we had wild rabbits, but no more. Squirrels, yes. Anyone want some squirrels? They're pests around here.

Hi there ElicBxn The only wildlife I see around where I live is the neighbours cat coming into my garden. I did once see a hedgehog in my garden and also a frog but that was over a year ago now so no, I haven't really seen any wildlife where I live recently!!

We see lots, but even down in LA we saw a fair amount. yep those mockingbirds are tenacious. I've seen them go after hawks, crows, people, cats, dogs, etc. One very sorry mockingbird went after my cat, Fluff, when she was in her prime, and ticked her off. Fluff caught the bird in the air and made short work of it.

Hmmm wildlife here? unfortunately here in the city, i have not seen any.. but when i travel i do see animals.. i do not know if you call them wildlife! lol. I have seen domestic animals though..cows, carabaos, goats, pigs, chickens, horses.. i pass through farmlands when i take the bus

Beside the normal type flying birds I have not seen any other types of unusual and or wildlife flying types of birds. I did have a possum in our garden one year. I was scared out of my wits as I had no idea it was an possum. I thought it was a giant rat. So I scream from the top of my lungs and neighbor came out and explained. I immediately went online to check it out and he was right, as it look like the twin online, lol.. My neighbor picked it up and put it in the alley so it can run free. I of course watched from the inside of my house. lol

In my City,small City, a City that looked like a province, well even though i liked it here better than, traffic and buildings. I think what i always see is not wildlife, hahaha farm animals yes, too many, Mocking birds, i haven't seen one, hawk? I always see them fly in farms waiting for preys, my goddaughter have a rabbit, Snake, I saw one so afraid. Gecko's we have plenty of that here in the philippines mostly in my place eeeew, I don't like them, I can't see them their sound are irritating they sing...GEC-KKO! repeatedly telling all by passers they are around.

yup a few years backa hawk swooped down nto my yard and grabed a dove and flew off with it never say it again tho and that was here in LAs Vegas!

I saw a fox yesterday, in broad daylight less than 10 klms from the nearby town. We see roos, right here in our little village and lots of galahs, cockatoos and grass parrots. There was a butcher bird on my front porch the other day. Sometimes I will see an eagle feeding off some road kill...sometimes there is a pair of them. Shortly after I first arrives here, I saw a really tall crane ahead of me on the road. He flew off as I approached and when I got to where he had been, he was about 20 metres away in the field where he landed. That was pretty spectacular. We see kookaburras too but we mostly hear them.

The wildlife here in my little city is mostly birds but one time I saw a possum in the alley. Occasionally a hawk will perch on my fence, and then there are the feral kittens and cats..crows, too. When I drive to my dad's through the country roads I see deer, groundhogs and the occasional snake. I look forward to those drives!

Your story kinda reminds me about a Peregrin falcon, a pretty famous Peregrin falcon, at least if you lived in Baltimore in the early 70's. I was working on the 28th floor of this 33 floor high rise in downtown Baltimore. The news had several stories about a Peregrin falcon who had taken up residence on the 32nd floor of this building. I never seemed to have the time to go up the few floors to see it until I "met" this magnificant bird, uh, face to face. I was standing in my boss's office, looking out her window (what a view from 28 floors!) when I noticed a HUGE bird flying around. As I watched, the bird got closer and closer until she finally flew to the ledge outside the window I was looking out. She began pacing back and forth, watching me. I felt like I was the one being watched, not her! LOL Anyway, after that, I HAD to go up to the 32nd floor to see her nest. Yep, she had a nest made just for her and her brood. The chicks had moved on to better building ledges ( I imagine) but it was kinda creepy looking at this nest. It was full of tiny bones and lots of feathers. The bones were, obviously, from food they had been gathering and eating, probably some rat bones and lots of smaller bird bones. I never did see this bird, affectionately named Scarlett, on her nest but I'll never forget watching her flying, soaring and diving in the air, then making a special landing just to meet me. That was SO COOL!!! This, of course, was in the middle of Baltimore City, a pretty large city itself. Now, I live in the country and see all kinds of wildlife, almost on a daily basis. The last thing I saw was a rabbit but I've seen deer, opossums, rabbits, groundhogs, gophers, moles, voles, field mice, a blue heron, lots of hawks and, oh right, vultures (ugh, they are SO UGLY!). I have geese here daily because of the lake but occasionally there are ducks. Oh, turtles and snakes, too! I'm sure I've forgotten some but you get the picture. Oh, I did see a mockingbird myself just today. My son has conjunctivitis and I brought him some eye drops and, while standing outside talking to him, we saw the mockingbird. They are gutsy little birds, aren't they!

Oh yes...I have two very large hawks that live in the field behind my house. I actually have to keep a close eye on my dogs during the day because of them. There is also a pretty big owl that lives down there too. Last year we sit on the back porch in the evening and watched for a family of foxes to come out. They were neat. There are also rabbits galore which make it a little tough to do a small veggie garden..lol.

Wow, that is so cool. I have never seen a hawk out in the city before. I guess I would be worried if I had a cat or dog because the hawk might want to capture it for food. I have seen a wild coyote walking around the oil refinery close to where I live. He saw me and just walked away. I thought he was going to attack me. lol. The other wild life I have seen are raccoons, skunks, crows, and sea gulls.

I have always lived where there was wildlife...except for my time in SLC. Back home we had a plethora of wildlife...bears, deer, eagles, ravens, squirrels and porcupines a plenty. Here in Oregon we have a ton of deer...and I do mean a ton! Not a week passes but we see at least one deer in the area. I don't really think I could live anywhere where I didn't see wildlife on a regular basis. I just would not be happy.

We get deer, squirrels, foxes, quail, doves, jays & other birds, occasionally a bear or mountain lion. I think it's amazing you got to see hawks! We see them every once in awhile, but not terribly often. I think it's wonderful to live in an area where we get to see wildlife.

We see those in our area all of the time. We also see eagles geese too. they land in the pond in our subdivision.

wow you see a hawk, that's really cool I don't live in large city but not a small town either most of the time cats, squirrels, dogs, rabbits show up in my backyard I have an indoor cat that I let out now and then so that she can make 'friends' well she doesn't make any so she stays indoor most of the time

We see lots of birds - mocking birds, barn swallows, cardinals, wrens, lots of grackles and doves. There are others, but I'm not good at identifying birds. Other years, we have seen raccoons, possoms, skunks, and foxes. However, this dry year, we've only seen a skinny rabbit and a rat. Oh yes, we see gekos and other lizards. Going down FM 1518 toward Selma, I occassionally see guineas, peacocks and lots of roadkill. Above the roadkill, I usually see buzzards. Sometimes they are still having their lunch and object to yielding the right of way.