Killed a hawk today riding - bugger I like them

[MD]

I'm an animal lover from way back. Feel sick about it.
Coming into a very tight left hander in Piecock Rd, blind corner and close to the rock face and this beautiful hawk launches from the grass at the edge of the seal. Bounces off my screen then my helmet.
I had to go a few corners on before I could safely do a U-turn and go back to check on the poor fella. Narrow road, little room for a u-turn but not for an F800, they turn on a dime. Well not in NZ, we don't have dimes, but you get my drift.
He was lying spread out on his back in the middle of the lane. I felt sorry for him so moved him off the road. Too majestic an animal to get squashed by traffic.
This was a good sized bird. Atleast it's not spring so no chicks waiting back in a nest for a never to return parent.
RIP birdie and sorry about that. I don't even feel mad that he scratched my screen, a permanent reminder now.
Why couldn't it have been a pesty possum.

[gijoe1313]

Poopers, but at least you are able to reflect on it and not have it be the cause of something worse happening to you! And yeah, I love watching birds of prey flying around - I've pulled to the side of the road just to watch them circle around and fly off...

[janno]

Poor hawkie. :bye: Is it that time of year for it to have been a young one?

The last time I lived in the wops there were certain times you had to be extra careful of them because all the gangly teenage hawks were out and about and had no road sense whatsoever, whereas the old hands had learnt to listen for traffic and fly off the road not across it etc.

[Mom]

You poor bastard.........horrible experience for you. If it makes you feel anybetter, i once ran over a few tiny little duckings...........you know how they walk in a line behind their Mom?

Well this lot stepped out and were right across the lane I was driving in, oncoming traffic and a drain to my left :gob: Maha man called me a murderer for a while after that........:yes:

[VasalineWarrior]

Have some KFC to remember him by

[Korumba]

Lucky something like this did not happen as well.

[Patrick]

CPR? Kiss of Life??? New Prop in a porn movie???

Could have been knocked out?

[Goblin]

RIP birdie and sorry about that. I don't even feel mad that he scratched my screen, a permanent reminder now.
Why couldn't it have been a pesty possum.Maybe because possums are nocturnal.
If you had hit a possum on a tight left hander Im sure it would have left more of a reminder than a scratched screen.
RIP birdy! I know how ya feel about killing such a beautiful bird. I killed one in my car a few weeks back. Not nice at all.

[Trudes]

That's a bummer, poor birdy. They will wait till the last minute to get off the road sometimes though, guess that one just pushed his luck a little too far today hey. A flatty of mine hit a hawk on his bike once, made a hell of a mess of the bike, blood, guts and feathers through everything, really gross!

[NighthawkNZ]

Bummer... :( :bye:

I love Hawks and birds of prey as well... Many years ago (errr 30ish) me and my dad hand reared an NZ Brown HAWK... ok mainly my dad, (he had a broken wing, don't no what happened)... went to set him free about 3 months later, we didn't think he would make it and he didn't go past the tree out back... he stayed there for 15 odd years, we never feed him, but we had no pest problem :D... he would come and land on your arm on demand (frigging thick sack too, was heavy for a young 8 year old)

I remember when he first landed on me I couldn't hold him up, and his wings flappin in my face, and i fell over, with the hawk steering down at me, then flew off and we tried again... hurt like a hawk in the face... oh it was... :lol: :innocent: It was about 2 years later before I could barely hold the weight.

[Mr. Peanut]

Hawk chops? :mellow:

[Cr1MiNaL]

RIP hawkie, I love animals, once hit a pheasant on old albany highway in my cage.. was late at night 2 am returnin frm uni after study (next day was our final), we waited near him he was yelling and his mates were all getin bothered in the nearby bushes... we called spca a lady came after 1 hr n took him home to nurse (cook) him back to health. I hope he made a fast recovery/dish. :P Naw hope hes doin fine... I also ran over a mouse 1ce n killed it.... I feel sorry abt that too n burried him later... make ur peace with the bird mate, burry him properly with a cross if u can, his spirit will b with u forever, he wont b angry as it was unintentional. but u will soar like a hawk on that machine of urs... Peace.

[jtzzr]

Bummer man ,poor bird:bye

[sels1]

Bad luck Mark....for you and the bird. His number was up (yours wasnt) not much you can do about it. I have had a close shave with him (or one of his mates) on this road myself.

[sunhuntin]

bugger. thats my worst nightmare.... i love hawks, and always take a sighting off one as meaning a good day ahead. [in the warm months its monarch butterflies. in the winter, hawks]
i think i would have plucked a feather... id love to have a hawk feather.

[janno]

Bummer... :( :bye:

I love Hawks and birds of prey as well... Many years ago (errr 30ish) me and my dad hand reared an NZ Brown HAWK... ok mainly my dad, (he had a broken wing, don't no what happened)... went to set him free about 3 months later, we didn't think he would make it and he didn't go past the tree out back... he stayed there for 15 odd years, we never feed him, but we had no pest problem :D... he would come and land on your arm on demand (frigging thick sack too, was heavy for a young 8 year old)

I remember when he first landed on me I couldn't hold him up, and his wings flappin in my face, and i fell over, with the hawk steering down at me, then flew off and we tried again... hurt like a hawk in the face... oh it was... :lol: :innocent: It was about 2 years later before I could barely hold the weight.

Cool story!!

Green bling to you - you're Dad sounds like he was a great pa to have. :Punk:

[danchop]

i hit a pheasant too last year,stopped and turned around,picked it up and put it in my top box,took it home and ate it a few days later,it least it wasnt wasted,btw when i was a kid we used to shoot hawks and take thier feet to the council(i think it was the council) and they gave you money for them

[Panther]

Hmmm, the words killed and hawk just merged in my mind.

[Babelfish]

I'm an animal lover from way back. Feel sick about it.
Coming into a very tight left hander in Piecock Rd, blind corner and close to the rock face and this beautiful hawk launches from the grass at the edge of the seal. Bounces off my screen then my helmet.
I had to go a few corners on before I could safely do a U-turn and go back to check on the poor fella. Narrow road, little room for a u-turn but not for an F800, they turn on a dime. Well not in NZ, we don't have dimes, but you get my drift.
He was lying spread out on his back in the middle of the lane. I felt sorry for him so moved him off the road. Too majestic an animal to get squashed by traffic.
This was a good sized bird. Atleast it's not spring so no chicks waiting back in a nest for a never to return parent.
RIP birdie and sorry about that. I don't even feel mad that he scratched my screen, a permanent reminder now.
Why couldn't it have been a pesty possum.


Man, thats a pisser...you must be quite upset, I know I would be and experienced a similar situation on my VTR on a road with few places for a u-turn, however, fear not, there are plenty that allow many safe u-turns with good visual to the front and rear, and excellent cambers with little gravel on the verge. So cheer up mate, next time I'm on one I'll take a pic.

Bummer to hear about the hawk too, I like them. :drool:

[limbimtimwim]

You should have take him away, they is good eatin'!! Like chicken crossed with 'roo!

Hmmm... Weather is cold, natures refrigerator, I think I'll go retrieve that birdie..

[NighthawkNZ]

bugger. thats my worst nightmare.... i love hawks, and always take a sighting off one as meaning a good day ahead.

me too... I get a sense they are watching over me... I usually can spot one every 10 or 11 km...(probably are... mmmm fresh meat :rofl: )

[bert_is_evil]

oh sad! RIP Hawk
I remember my granddad telling me he used to drive around with a shovel and move the roadkill off to the grass verge to stop them getting hit

[ozrobo]

i hit a gallah in oz on a dr 250 got me clean in the cheast knocked the wind out of me made a mess poor bird i reakon also lucky it wasnt a possum there bigger and make more damage

[roogazza]

I got one on the Piecock last winter MD, pissed me off too. Got him dead square under the headlight, he was huge bugger. Watch for them as you swing round onto the last straight near Par-ta-nui , lots of big trees , I reckon they nest nearby ? I wouldn't want one to get me in the helmet that could be serious ? Gaz.
ps MD , I'm in plaster so won't be out for 6 wks, Ripped a tendon or bicep muscle lifting heavy shit two weeks ago !!

[scumdog]

Lucky something like this did not happen as well.


Also lucky we don't got owls as big as that in EnZed....

[scumdog]

Bummer... :( :bye:

I love Hawks and birds of prey as well... Many years ago (errr 30ish) me and my dad hand reared an NZ Brown HAWK... ok mainly my dad, (he had a broken wing, don't no what happened)... went to set him free about 3 months later, we didn't think he would make it and he didn't go past the tree out back... he stayed there for 15 odd years, we never feed him, but we had no pest problem :D... he would come and land on your arm on demand (frigging thick sack too, was heavy for a young 8 year old)

I remember when he first landed on me I couldn't hold him up, and his wings flappin in my face, and i fell over, with the hawk steering down at me, then flew off and we tried again... hurt like a hawk in the face... oh it was... :lol: :innocent: It was about 2 years later before I could barely hold the weight.

Snap!
Had a tame harrier once about 20+ years ago - never could get it to land on my hand, it would land on the ground and I would have to bend down for it to hop onto my hand.

One day it hopped onto the wrong (ungloved) hand , oww, man those claws hurt.:yes:

Let it go when I went to the US as nobody else wanted to feed it.

[SARGE]

i was riding in Ohio years ago with a few friends ..looked up and there was a rabbit in the middle of my lane .. nothing i could do .. i hit him square ..

got the bike stopped to check the damage.. my friends pillion got off and ran over to the rabbit and started screaming

" HE'S DEAD.. YOU KILLED HIM .. blah blah blah"


so we sat there for a few minutes trying to compose her and deciding how to cook the little bastard when this dude in this old Plymouth car stopped to check if we were ok..

" yea .. just ran over a rabbit .. noting major, but Janet is having convulsions over it "

" i may be able to help" he said, walking back to his car..

cool... roadkill cleaner or game warden ..least we will be able to get back on the road ..

he comes back with a small bag and kneels over the body of the rabbit .. he pulls out a small vial, pours it on the rabbit and starts massaging it all over it ..


"WTF???" :shit:

now .. 30 seconds ago .. this was an Ex- Rabbit... bereft of life and moved onto bunny heaven..

but it moved .. his little foot twitched and his his ears wiggled

and our Mystery Man massaged harder untl the rabbit sat up on his own accord ..

he pulls out a small spray bottle and gives the poor animal a few spritzes and the rabbit shoots off across the field ..

about 10 meters away.. he stops and shakes his little bunny head to clear it .. turns to look at us .. sits up on his haunches and gives us a little wave of his little front paw..runs about 10 more meters and does the same again ...all the way until he vanished into the woods ...


now .. we were stunned by this ... i had to ask.. WTF WAS IN THOSE BOTTLES???



the guy smiled a wry little grin and said .....



















Hare Restorer with a Permanent Wave ...

[NighthawkNZ]

Hare Restorer with a Permanent Wave ...

Wah wah....waaaaaah waah

dah dah boom... :innocent:

[SARGE]

Wah wah....waaaaaah waah

dah dah boom... :innocent:

the old jokes are the best ....

[moT]

dont aim for possoms even tho they are fun to run over they can dammage fearing

[Cr1MiNaL]

That bunny will haunt my dreams forever.

back on topic RIP hawk.

PS: mark if u can still find it bury it pls.

[MD]

1.I got one on the Piecock last winter MD,
2. ps MD , I'm in plaster so won't be out for 6 wks, Ripped a tendon or bicep muscle lifting heavy shit two weeks ago !!

1. Good, it's your fault. Mine must have been looking for his mate that you killed.
2. You sure you weren't smokin heavy shit?' Weathers shit now anyway so stay home, take it easy and see you out when the sun comes back.

[scumdog]

dont aim for possoms even tho they are fun to run over they can dammage fearing

Does that mean they can be detrimental to your ability to be scared????:dodge:

[scott2ride]

Those birds have a hell of a time with Aprilias too! :innocent:

[Cr1MiNaL]

Those birds have a hell of a time with Aprilias too! :innocent:

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[bert_is_evil]

:crybaby:...............

[Patrick]

Those birds have a hell of a time with Aprilias too! :innocent:

Funny place to make a nest?

[Beemer]

That is a shame, I agree they are such majestic birds. We have a pair that live near our place and they regularly swoop over our pond looking for food. It's just a shame they don't eat the bloody pukekos that have taken over! Our swans aren't much chop for scaring them away.

I used to tell the kittens that if they misbehaved, the hawk would swoop down and pick them up off the deck and they'd never be seen again!

[Kittyhawk]

Bugger bout that...

But if you can avoid animals on the road safely do it, if not, just hold your course and take out the animal or what ever it is...

Rather you have taken out the bird in this case than have you bin it.

[kro]

Pity u didn't have a Hawk Radar detector.

But seriously, I am a hawk fan too, bummer dude.