budgie_addict 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,626 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 206 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,460 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/08/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 2, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2007 This morning I heard my birds going nuts in the aviary, looked out the window to see a big brown bird flying around the aviary and landing on the wire. It was scaring the heck out of my birds! I went outside and there it was sitting on the roof, I did my best lunatic dance, yelling and throwing my hands in the air and the darn thing just looked at me! Then it flew up into the nearest tree and just sat looking at me, so I grabbed the hose, turned it up full bore and squirted the bugger! He left then! It took my birds over an hour to start chirping again! They were just like little budgie statues! Never had a visitor like that before! Link to comment
MegumiA 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 3,296 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 79 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 465 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 8, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Yikes! Hopefully he doesn't come back! Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.23 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Oh my I wonder what type of bird it was? What it looking to hurt the budgies or for food? Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted April 16, 2007 The only brown birds I know of are eagles or hawks. Good thing you sent it packing !! Link to comment
Guest Phoebe Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) Don't know the native birds to your area but if he was big and brown, he probably is an eagle or hawk. Edited April 16, 2007 by Phoebe Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Yikes... Hope it stays away... If now maybe a small scarecrow thing or staute of a cat ontop of the aviary maight help??? *Picturing the dance (Laughing out loud) Link to comment
Budgie's r cool 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 1,546 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 35 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 264 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,950 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 31, 2010 Birthday: 27/08/1993 Share Posted April 16, 2007 My budgie is insid but when ever a bird goes up to the window he goes carzy and squaking and does a weird dance. Even though the other bird is like a huge crow or magpie they get scared and fly off. Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Did it have a stripey looking belly. I once got a goshawk checking out my aviary and it was brown with a brown and white striped/speckley tummy. Link to comment
budgie_addict 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,626 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 206 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,460 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/08/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 I have only just got home from work and the bl*#@y thing was back! Now I am worried it may be interested in my birds for dinner. I am not sure what it is but it is a dappled brown with some flecks of white, and big! It must stand about 35cm tall at least. Not seen anything like around here before. I am wondering how many times it's been back while I have been at work!???! Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted April 16, 2007 (edited) Look like this? http://members.iinet.net.au/~spr/browngoshawk.jpg Edited April 16, 2007 by Bea Link to comment
Feathers 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,977 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 51 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,031 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,850 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/11/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 6, 2009 Birthday: 08/08/1965 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Oh, I hope it doesn't look like that! poor little budgies will be spending a fair bit of their time being statues. It certainly doesn't sound like it wants to stay away. Feathers. Link to comment
CheekyChucky 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,561 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 65 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 436 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,235 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 29/07/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 7, 2010 Birthday: 29/06/1979 Share Posted April 16, 2007 How scary. Maybe you will need to look into getting a thicker mesh or shade cloth for around your avairy for safety. You don't want that big scary bird have budgie for lunch!!! Link to comment
Paulh29 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,365 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 374 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 29/05/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 4, 2009 Birthday: 29/10/1955 Share Posted April 16, 2007 This morning I heard my birds going nuts in the aviary, looked out the window to see a big brown bird flying around the aviary and landing on the wire. It was scaring the heck out of my birds! I went outside and there it was sitting on the roof, I did my best lunatic dance, yelling and throwing my hands in the air and the darn thing just looked at me! Then it flew up into the nearest tree and just sat looking at me, so I grabbed the hose, turned it up full bore and squirted the bugger! He left then! It took my birds over an hour to start chirping again! They were just like little budgie statues! Never had a visitor like that before! Here in Perth one of the main predatory birds to watch out for is called a BUTCHER BIRD. It is the size of a small parrot, about 20cm to 30cm tall, pointed beak like a magpie. It lives in our suburban areas and will hang around aviaries or bird cages if you leave them hanging up outside. The budgies know the butcher bird is an enemy, I've been outside with the budgies when their all happy singing away. Then all of a sudden they all go quiet, I have looked around and and sure as anything there is the butcher bird. Link to comment
Guest hommer2054 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 don't worry about birds I had a big black and white cat with a bell and a red collar on it at mine but my dog gave it the hurry up. meow,meow, :fear PS no dogs or cats were harmed in this episode Link to comment
budgie_addict 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,626 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 206 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,460 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/08/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 Thanks for the link Bea but, no I dont think its a Goshawk, my neighbour suggested a sparrowhawk but I found a picture and it's not that either! And I know Butcher birds, it's not one of those. I am searching google images to see if I can put a name to this bird. My dogs are great at keeping the yard cat free but with this bird they just look! I will have a think about the shade cloth, as I have two large unused shade sails i could use. My first thought when I saw him was that he was an owl! Stocky body with a few white flecks in otherwise brown wings and the body is the same brown as the wings. If it returns in the morning I will try having a better look, usually I am frantically trying to shoo it away!!! This guy really is worrying me (and my budgies) Link to comment
Chrysocome 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,476 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 78 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 607 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 4,290 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/07/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 14, 2013 Birthday: 28/02/1987 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Oh no, poor budgies The other ones in Vic that I can think of are: Nankeen kestrel: http://www.naturefocus.com.au/images/nankeen_kestrel.jpg Swamp harrier: http://www.mangoverde.com/wbg/images/00000014890.jpg Little eagle: http://image18.webshots.com/18/6/93/14/224...64UcxnqB_ph.jpg Brown falcon: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom/Aus%20Brown%20Falcon.jpg I hope he realises he won't get any lunch and goes away! Link to comment
Feathers 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,977 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 51 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,031 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,850 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/11/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 6, 2009 Birthday: 08/08/1965 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Tawny frog mouth? http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/tawnyfrogmth.htm Feathers Link to comment
Guest BUUZ BEE Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I feel for you! i have a hawk that comes and bothers my aviary birds too. I have blinds that I roll down, and on days i see him/her hanging around, i dont have them all the way up. i leave 1/2 the aviary fully closed and the patio side i have them 1/2 way down, so they feel secure in there but still get day light! (the blinds are the fake bamboo patio style that roll up and down) Link to comment
budgie_addict 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Member ID: 2,626 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 206 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,460 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/08/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 I am about to leave for work.....and no visits from this bird this morning!!! Yeeeaaaah! And I have been a vigilant budgie bodyguard!!! Hope he got the message yesterday (with the help of a squirt from the hose!) that this place is no place to hang around! Link to comment
MegumiA 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Member ID: 3,296 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 79 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 465 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 8, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) Stupid predatory birds - but I guess they need to eat - an aviary looks like easy pickings, unfortunately! grrr! Yes - the shade cloth idea would be great! I was thinking when I got up this morning (since I had a yucky nightmare about a scary evil brown bird coming to get Cosmo and Yoda. *oops!*), how you could scare off these hungry birds.. All I could think of was * a scary scare-crow sitting atop the aviary (on the solid roof so your babies can't see it!), * a fake snake (?? Or do these hunters like snake? ), * the good old plastic bags on sticks (ha, yeah, that'll stop it! ). Gosh, its hard! You don't want to scare your babies at the same time.. hrmmm... :book: A few links (sorry if they are rubbish!): http://www.pestproducts.com/bird.htm#Visual http://web.birdbarrier.com/BirdBarrier/Sit.../ScareHowTo.htm - scare eye balloons!? Cool! http://blogs.chron.com/backyardbirder/archives/2006/05/ - A little bird uses snake skin in/ around their nest to scare off enemies.. Interesting! (This little one: It is a Great Crested Flycatcher - found in northern America - [east] ). Gosh, I hope something works for you! Irri-tape seems like the cheapest option! There are products out there that cost a little, but I am sure that you could whip up a scary flappy bird using that awful psycadelic vinyl/ plastic book contact... Anyhow: http://www.bird-x.com/products/itape.htm http://www.birdxpeller.com.au/products.htm has: Yikes!! - I thought of this sort of thing earlier too. Anyhoo: Edited April 17, 2007 by MegumiA Link to comment
budgie_addict 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Member ID: 2,626 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 206 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,460 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/08/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) MegumiA, WOW!!! And thankyou you really did some great research in trying to help me. Some great ideas there! Not sure about the Sonic bird repeller, I am thinking that might worry the budgies. But what I did like was the Motion Activated Scarecrow! A bit like me running for the hose but much more efficent! I wonder if it would work! If others would like a look, here is the direct link: Sensor Scarecrow Thanks again for the great ideas Edited April 17, 2007 by budgie_addict Link to comment
MegumiA 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Member ID: 3,296 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 79 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 465 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 8, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 No problemo! I like to see people and their babies happy! GOOD LUCK! *Hahah - maybe you could sit on a rotating disc and wobble about? haha! Cool stuff! Link to comment
budgie_addict 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Member ID: 2,626 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 206 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,460 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/08/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) Now where would I get that rotating disc, a lazy susan perhaps?? That rotten bird was back at about 6pm tonight! It skybombed the front of the aviary twice while I was about 3-4m away, yipeeing and yahooing!!!! Then my dogs started barking at it as well and it flew away! Tomorrow I will attach shade cloth over the aviary wire. This bird scares me! P.S I still haven't got a good look at this bird, I am too busy yelling and screaming at it! All I got is large, reddish brown with a few random flecks of white in the wings. Edited April 17, 2007 by budgie_addict Link to comment
MegumiA 0 Posted April 18, 2007 Member ID: 3,296 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 79 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 465 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 8, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Gahhh! The damn thing! Hopefully the cloth will help! Here is a link to help you figure out what this monster is: http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu01?m=042 I will bookmark that one myself! Good luck! Link to comment
MegumiA 0 Posted April 18, 2007 Member ID: 3,296 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 79 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 465 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 8, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) HUGE post, sorry!!! Possible birds: Black-breasted Buzzard (probably not, but): http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000067 Brown Falcon: Yikes! Could be the monster!?? FoodSmall birds, snakes, mice and grasshoppers. Unlike the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), the small birds are usually taken by pouncing on them, rather than in the air. http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000112 Brown Goshawk: http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000114 Brown Songlark?: http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000118 Red Goshawk (probably not - descibed as living further north): http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/birds/redgoshawk.html http://www.johnyoungwildlife.com/index.php...id=52&Itemid=38 http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000515 Pallid Cuckoo: http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000475 Pacific Baza???: http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000464 Osprey: http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000462 Peregrine Falcon (may be THE monster!?!? The Brown Falcon is more likely I suppose? the colours don't really look right though.. ): FoodBirds, such as ducks and parrots, small mammals, reptiles and insects. The birds are usually taken in mid-air by a blow with the hind claw struck after a high-speed dive on the victim. http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000483 Whistling Kite: http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000716 Spotted Harrier: http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000641 Spotted Nightjar (NOT your monster - but I thought it's call was kinda cool! ) : http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000642 Swamp Harrier: FoodBirds, cheifly waterfowl, rabbits and other small mammals. http://www.birdpedia.com/au/bi.dll/bipu02?...d505=1000000666 Anyhoo, youwill be able to have a better crack at it later! Maybe you could get a photo of it? Good luck! Edited April 18, 2007 by MegumiA Link to comment
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