OMG folks. Don’t you review prior postings before doing your thing? Review my post from last night above to explain. No shotgun!!!!! Just hyperbole from me on first post. And that are not “cages” they are birdhouses with small holes for entry. Jeez.

Hawks lives matter. I guess little birds lives matter too. Maybe not as much as a hawk?

You actually have a trap called heartless. Talk about a marketing issue.

So if you are NOT going to use a shotgun, what type of gun will you be using?

a .22 pellet would probably do it, but the guy has his heart set on using a shotgun.

Hawk
 

It's the natural order of things. You said it in the opening line. You have seen many generations take flight. Feral cats kill 10 times as many and are not a rung in the natural realm of preditors. If you want to keep cars away I would recommend a nice pellet rifle. No noise and very effective!

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

And yet they continue...........

and the squirrels that eat thru our lanai screens

LOL, are you saying then you can kill a Feral cat, maybe you can but you’re still not allowed to sling a shotgun over your shoulder & sneak up on a feral cat & discharge a gun, period. You would have to choke it to death!

Love your comment! I was going to just ask let us know how it works out when they start shooting Hawks. That post was very mental. But great comment!

I am not sure he understands how to use the choke on the shotgun. I have learned so much from this post.

Sparrows
 

Here in the Villages it's mostly the bluebirds that are displaced by the invasive sparrow.

Problems With House Sparrows

House sparrows can cause many problems for native birds, including competing for nesting sites, even killing adult birds, hatchlings, and eggs; taking over food sources and reducing diversity at feeders; and crowding out less aggressive birds from traditional ranges and habitats. While all bird species may suffer somewhat from the invasion of house sparrows, particularly vulnerable species include:

Eastern and western bluebirds
Purple martins
Tree and cliff swallows
Orioles

These birds are often in direct competition with house sparrows for food and nesting sites, and house sparrows’ more aggressive, bullying behavior is often successful in displacing them.1

You can not...by law...
 

to discharge a firearm in the villages unless protecting life or property. I feel your desire to rid a protected bird because you don't find them as "cute" is wrong. Any bird of prey you'd kill would be replaced by another bird of prey. When your cute birds are food for these hawks it is ...as you say...the circle of life and whether they are killed near your home or a mile away is not under your control. Just accept it.

And the beat goes on……………

He’s dreaming, as soon as he discharges a shotgun, he might be meeting Bubba in the county jail showers. He just talking tough!