Any of us who is lucky enough can qualify for free rodent control BEFORE the house becomes infested.
It isn't anything you can sign up for. But it sure is effective.
Meet Hazard the Hawk.
Hazard is a fine, 15" specimen of Golden-tailed Hawks.
He resides in a wooded area where the back yards of five large properties abut.
Hazard is healthy, happy and fed.
He is effective in the control of mice, rats, chipmunks and probably squirrels. They call him "Hazard."
And he stands careful guard.
He paid special attention to me and I made sure not to get into his bubble. I didn't want to interrupt his work, but did want a photo.
This is taken from about 30' away. All the limbs made it hard to focus, but he is very visible. He's only about 10' off the ground, and stayed the entire time I was there.
Oh, Hazard says hi.
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Morning Jay those things are very territorial good thing you did not try and take any of his food. That reminds me I haven't had breakfast yet.
Good morning, Jay. Red Tails are prevalent in this area. BTW, where is the "General Lee"?
The best part, James, is this rodent control is free!
Michael - he looks pretty golden to me. The tails ins't fanned though. And the General Lee is around the corner, protected, in a five-car garage.
Hmm Jay, I have a voracious large maine coon cat...he takes care of anything that crosses his path.
Don't let the cat out either. Hazzard can't tell the difference between a small house pet and wild prey. They are awsome to watch when they are on the hunt.
Jay, I could see where he might even annoy a few cats :)
Jay, here is the big city, cats do this particular job for us. But Hazard looks like he could take on a cat and win.
You might be right Ginny! I expected to hear from cat people! One nice thing - you don't have to feed the hawk!
And you might be right Cindy! But I don't know if they would or could handle something that big.
This is a pretty big bird Charlie, but some cats are large fellows. They wouldn't go after the hawk, probably.
I was just at a house in Front Royal, Pat, and across the road was an eagle sitting in the tree. He looked three times the size of this hawk. I bet cats wouldn't escape him either.
Jay -- one thing about Hazard is that the eviromentalists wouldn't be upset with his kind of pest control -- but they might start trying to protect all the trees near him, and cause other problems.
Nature can take care of itself Steven. It doesn't need the intervention of people who think they are smarter than it is.
Jay, you see'em good hawkeye
Thanks Ken. He blended right in from a distance!
He's a beauty. We have red tailed hawks up here. I have a few that fly over and on occasion stop in a nearby tree.
They are a focused bird Jim. He followed my every move. Maybe he was thinking dinner!