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A couple days ago was mowing in a field just me and the animals. I would see hawks soupe down and catch a mouse. The hawks seam to know when they see mowing that means chow hall is open. This one hawk flew down, and had something in the grass, he didn't fly away with what ever it was. Another hawk came down and knew what to do. He chased the other hawk away. Then the second hawk flew away with a snake, then dropped it. The snake made a hasty retreat to some tall grass, and was gone. I have never seen a snake travel with his head, and front of his body off the ground like this one, like he really wanted to see where he was going. Stan
 
mowing hay once & saw a Blacksnake with a mouse in its mouth, crawling away as fast as it could with its head held high. He was afraid I was coming for his mouse.
 
I started mowing my pasture field yesterday it was really high nothing eats it the horse's are all gone got old and passed.i noticed several times when I would drive by in my truck I would see a doe just her head showing through the grass figured she had a fawn somewhere close sure enough after several rounds I saw the fawn running around scared so I stopped for the day it looked pretty upset.
 
Was brush hogging a grown up field when I was about 16.
Using the 8N that I still use all the time.
Looked back and a copperhead was on the mower climbing up the hitch towards me.
I wheeled around fast and bounced it off and then dropped the mower on it.
 
I enjoy watching the hawks and swallows. The hawks really go after the mice while the swallows will chase bugs almost hitting me before they turn to the side. Bunnies, deer, and foxes are around also. Used to cut one where a fox lived. She would come out to get a mouse, disappear for a few minutes, then come back for another one.
 
I enjoy watching the swallows swooping around me when I'm mowing. They know I will cause the bugs to fly so they can catch them. Sometimes they come so close I duck instinctively.
Dave
 
I was mowing hay and a fawn jumped out ahead of me. Wasn't a close call but the hay was barely a foot tall and I didn't see her till she ran off. The next day when tedding I uncovered a head, legs and section of spine and ribs. Figured I'd pick it up when I raked but it was mostly gone. Damn coyotes. My swallows keep me company. As soon as any engine fires up they're out.
 
Crows will follow me around the field when I cut hay and when I plow. Like to catch the mice that get flushed. After me helping them get a meal you would think they would be more considerate and not eat my corn.
 
(quoted from post at 07:28:51 06/30/23) Dont know if you have them in California but that sounds like a black racer snake. They are very fast and travel with their head held high above the ground when running away.
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0 years ago I used to see the black racers regularly here in east Texas, but now I haven't seen even one in last decade?
 
One time when round baling a hawk land on a bale and was trying to get a mouse loose from under a twine string. He was jerking on it with all his might. but could not get it loose.
 
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(quoted from post at 05:40:30 06/30/23) Crows will follow me around the field when I cut hay and when I plow. Like to catch the mice that get flushed. After me helping them get a meal you would think they would be more considerate and not eat my corn.
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They got to have their veggies too.
 
The snake must have worked itself loose. I've seen hawks carry snakes a few hundred feet in the air, drop the snake, then presumably land to eat the snake which most likely was killed in the fall. Hawks like their reptile meals fresh but dead.
 
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that's the most satisfying pic i've seen this year. seeing that is a great way to start the day :)

as for crows, i'd spend an hour a day hand-feeding them if they'd just turn the volume knob down.
 

I know what you mean about that incessant squawking. I had a whole bunch of crows decide that my roof was a good hanging out place. This went on for a couple days. I finally put up a tall ladder and got up on it. I yelled at them and they all took off. I guess when they saw that I could be up there with them they didn't think it was such a good place anymore. They never came back to my roof. They are still in the area. They come and go. But not on my roof. As soon as they take to the air, the little birds chase after them dive bombing them like little migs. Good for those little birds.
 
Mowing with a side cycle on a Ford 641, got to the turnaround and raised the blade to keep it from dragging. THEN realized there was a copperhead nest just before I turned. There must have been three or so hanging off the blade, coming up toward me as I turned. Dropped the blade and ran over and OVER that spot with cutter and rear wheel.
 
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I know what you mean about that incessant squawking. I had a whole bunch of crows decide that my roof was a good hanging out place. This went on for a couple days. I finally put up a tall ladder and got up on it. I yelled at them and they all took off. I guess when they saw that I could be up there with them they didn't think it was such a good place anymore. They never came back to my roof. They are still in the area. They come and go. But not on my roof. As soon as they take to the air, the little birds chase after them dive bombing them like little migs. Good for those little birds.
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it can go on all day long, for days here. crows don't like hawks, and here, they are the ones divebombing the hawks. thankfully, they at least sleep at night.
 
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