Hawk Attack in Brooklyn!

A deadly Red-Tailed Hawk attempts to "take out" several of Brooklyn's Wild Quaker Parrots. But the parrots' formidable "Sentinel Alert System" saves the day!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Parrots
• Quakers
• Red-Tailed
• Hawk
• Bird
• Brooklyn

[giantfoottruck]

Where did that police-like siren voice comes from?

[brooklynparrot]

The siren just happened to go off when the hawk attacked. While I'd like to think that the parrots had something to do with it, I think it was just a weird coincidence.

[cjakatala]

Wow! It almost looked like they were "chasing" it away. I hawk tried to get my quaker yesterday actually while he was outside in his travel cage. Thank God nothing happened -.-

[brooklynparrot]

They do seem to be chasing the hawk. I'm not sure if they're actually doing this, or just spiraling and getting as much altitude superiority over their opponent as possible.

I have seen them send out small "posses" that appear to track the hawk and report back.

[brooklynparrot]

Thanks much - since I started watching the parrots I've seen more hawks than when I was trying to find hawks on my own. If you want to watch hawks, watch the birds that are watching them!

[greenneutron]

one of the birds called the police!

[wuppy265]

my emotions are torn on the one hand i want the little birdies to escape on the other hand i know the hawk has to eat to live

[BOGZASV8MA]

I am glad the parrots escaped

[Hammstah]

The hawk can eat a pidgeon instead!

[muse54]

They are amazing. Mine can screech me out of the room with 3 other parrots not even chiming in. I can hardly think of the noise of that many. lol I think they survive because the stick together - look at their nests - and because of their alarm system. They can't help it that for whatever reason they are not wild. They are beautiful and you have to admire their lifestyle.

[MeEatEgg]

The parrots are here because of HUMAN BEINGS; The loudest, destructive most foolish species onthe planet.. Those birds are loud but direct your frustration towards an industry that takes wildlife from their precious paradise and brings them to NY to live in cages. Then we bred them and while not wild, still maintain the countless years of evolutionary desire to fly and BE birds.. We dont need to breed or capture more animals as there are plenty left to adopt from irresponsible humans.

[KaorusHYDRA]

someone needs an ecology lesson.

[evolx10]

The hawks, and falcons in the 5 boroughs deserve all the more respect than some ugly green invader. I honestly don't mind the parrots, despite living 1 block from some 5+ noisy colonies. I just want them to become food for the peregrines , red tails & shoulders, and occasional sparrow hawk. I would enjoy them more knowing they are feeding a animal that deserves its habitat back but must settle with nesting on bridge towers.

[ieguy3]

They aren't. They're feral and should be wiped out permanently, but they're too many now to do that so we're going to have to adapt to the parrots and the damage they're going to cause. They may be filling a niche left vacant by the Carolina Parakeets extinction, but I wouldn't bet on it.

[bob2k80]

I saw a hawk yesterday in Lincoln Terrace Park... pretty amazing considering the contrasting surroundings.

[jhaney13]

looks like that hawk wont mess with them quackers

[xXDyingDarknessXx]

now thats what i call teamwork! those r some really loud birds tho. my quaker is always flying around the house but poopin EVERYWHERE!