[TowerTalk] TowerTalk] Hawks

[Robert Shohet]

I have a lot of them down here, including a few bald eagles!  (I am a few
miles from the Houstaonic River).  They get along pretty well with tower
climbers, every so often checking them out a little more closely.  Unless
there is actually a nest on the tower, they won't bother you.  Just make
sure that you take up a video camera - they are pretty awesome when they
come within thirty to fifty feet of where you are working.

Bob KQ2M

> > I haven't been subscribing to TowerTalk until now, so I apologize if
this
> > has been covered before...
> >
> > Two hawks have taken up residence in the woods somewhere in the
> > neighborhood. These are serious birds - I think they are Red-tailed
hawks,
> > because that seems to be the most common variety around here (NH).
> Wingspan
> > seems to be about 5-6 feet and they have big, sharp, nasty-looking
hooked
> > beaks. They make a screeching sound whenever they are in the trees in
our
> > yard and I am walking around outside; they are apparently protesting my
> > presence on "their" turf.
> >
> > I need to make some repairs at the top of my tower. I have seen one of
the
> > hawks perched on my 40M beam. I think he may think it is HIS beam now.
> >
> > Anyone have experience with large predatory birds attacking tower
> climbers?
> >
> > Doug, K1DG




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