Goshawk has a Squirrel for Breakfast

A Northern Goshawk devouring a plump squirrel for breakfast in my backyard.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Northern
• Goshawk
• Hawk
• Squirrel
• Breakfast

[jotyod]

Very nice vid you put up! Over the last 3 months I"ve trapped (and relocated) 11 squirrels. I'd shoot 'em but we live in the city. I wondered what good squirrels serve and now I see....food

[JoeMamasPlace]

You didn't happen to relocate them in my backyard, did you? :)

[thenutintheushanka18]

I've got a family of these that nest in our backyard. They'll swoop in low, then snatch up a rodent.

[JoeMamasPlace]

It's like having your own Discovery Channel special in your backyard!

[xlxshanexlx]

how close were you to him? cause you look pretty close! man he is a big bird lol

[JoeMamasPlace]

I was about 8-10 feet away. He was so busy shredding that squirrel he hardly paid any attention to me!

[TJPirate89]

Good I hate squirrels

[dreamspirals78]

squirrel is yummy

[Keirosuke]

Lol everyone here is for the death of all squirrels

[TheMord44]

I like Crow calling in the background :D

[PurebredLondon]

@milvipes no you dont u just need to get permission from whoever owns the land and if its ur land its all good we dont have 'hunting permits' in the uk if you have a bird or shotgun and the quarry your hunting is in season its all good ;) is it different where your from?

[milvipes]

@PurebredLondon I know that you don't need a posession license in the UK for captive-bred gos, but you still need a hunting permit if you intend to actually fly it at games.

[PurebredLondon]

@milvipes do u need a licence in usa for birds of prey? we dont in the uk

[thaPrimus]

is his spine made out wood? jesus

[Nachoman1337]

SPUF WAS HEER

[101001avp]

damn i never seen a goshawk that big

[virgoptrex]

@TJPirate89 when squirrels were rare I wanted them a lot...now the place where I relocated there are many and my novelty wore off....this has happened to many of the ppl I know with an animal/object they desired and then when there was plethora of that stuff..I remember a story from Tasmania where the farmers hunted tasmanian tiger back in the days and by the time they stopped it was too late..tasmanian tigers were extinct....aren't we humans strange?

[milvipes]

@magickitty0128 You can buy one from a licensed breeder, if you have falconry license. Squirrel hawking can be fun, if you take the necessary precautions.