The hawk | Facts & Information

Origin

In Moldova, it is called "coroi" and "harau", and in Transylvania "bodiu". In Bucharest it is called "Blackthorn" and "gainar".

Hawk Feed

The Hawk generally hunts pigeons, hence the name of the pigeon. He has an attacking technique that differs depending on the pitch. His attack is strategic, therefore uses several techniques depending on the terrain, loot, etc.

But in general, a very specific attack on the pigeon, which sets it apart from other raptors, would be ambush. He waits hidden in the crown of a tree ( passive ambush ), for the prey to pass by, and quickly attacks it.

He is very fast for short distances, his sprint is very well known. But that top speed can't hold it for long distances, like a Falcon. The pigeon ambush can also be active.

It locates the prey, and in the field, flies very low on the obstacles in the field, and appears practically at the last moment above the prey.

The difference between the female and the male – the male is smaller and more agile ( acrobatic ), and the female is larger and potency. Over short distances, the male is superior to the female in both speed and agility, but very quickly gets tired and abandons ( does not hold the speed over longer distances ).

The female, on the other hand, being larger, has a greater muscle mass, for which it can maintain maximum speed over longer distances than the male. Over long distances, it is faster in flight than the male, but never more agile.

Both sexes hunt pigeons, generally the male knowing his endurance limits, seeks to get closer to the pigeons as much as possible and use as little energy as possible ( a quick and short sprint ).

On the other hand, the female, being more confident in its potent flight, seeks to pursue prey in a long and powerful flight over longer distances than the male. But they're both looking for ambush.

In the flights that pigeons perform (training or competitions) they can be attacked Lightning by the great masters of the sky. They furrow the water permanently in some hilly, mountainous and wooded areas.

They often feast on Elk, partridges, rabbits and especially pigeons.

Features Hawk

The Hawk is a bird the size of a duck (approx. 60 cm). The width of the outstretched wings reaches almost a meter. The length from the tip of the tail to the beak is about 65 cm. The female is noticeably larger than the male, characteristic of all Raptors.

Adult specimens have a gray, slate-like color on the back, tan, black sura. On the abdomen are white, each feather having transverse tan-black links, which come together in wavy bands along the length of the chest and abdomen.

His short and rare wings, true oars, make him skilful in the thickets of the forest, and his long and wide tail is just as good a rudder, able to facilitate his masterful turns in pursuit of the victim.

Its long, sharp claws, real daggers, sure catch prey and kill quickly. To all this is added the particularly sharp gaze, then the great audacity and the premeditated attack that the Blackbird Hawk is capable of.

Rarely does the attacked Bird escape, sometimes even the most swift and cunning pigeons, both in flight and caught on the ground or on the house fall prey. Where the Hawk managed to make a prey, it returns Day by day, even at the same time, with a precision that amazes us and does not abandon the place rasp only when it has no more to kidnap. Every day he shows up in the same place, and on the same airway.

The silhouette of the Blackbird hawk in flight is larger, that is, with its broad and short wings and a thin and long tail. When it passes in stretched flight, it quickly flaps its wings floating briefly between series of wingbeats.

It rarely flies at high altitude, usually stays close to the top of trees, or goes low, shaved with the ground.

His attacks are always rampant and he tries to surprise his victim by sneaking near her. Pigeons become restless when they feel it too from afar.

But he comes hidden, like an arrow, turns around trees, buildings, close to the ground, suddenly appears, strikes, catches and then leaves.

Many times he drives up the flock of pigeons, grabbing his victim on whom he throws Lightning, with vajas of wings, which we hear from afar. He is betrayed by the Crows and Swallows, who follow him with great pride.

Breeding Hawk

The Hawk hatches in the forests, placing its fortress more in the middle of the trees, close to their trunk. It returns to the nest year after year, always receiving it with new, green branches, from where we can easily recognize the occupied nests.

When the Hawk sits on a tree, it never chooses the branches at the top but hides on a thick branch at the middle of the tree, close to the trunk.

From here he then goes unnoticed when he sees any prey, or goes on his hunting forays after pigeons.