AN UNEXPECTED RESULT.
HAWKS AS BIRD SCARERS. A jVlanawatu farmer, who is growing" a small quantity of- Cape, barley for winter feed, relate-:! an unusual experience to our Marinwafcu representative. Ho stated that his crop 13 about four inches above the ground, and somo of ..the plants arc just breaking into doublo blade. On going over his farm, the other day, ho _noticcd the small birds haid at work pulling up ; the crop and indulging in a hearty repast.' He varied their diet with some poisoned wheat; which he scattered around the field.' Next day dead birds were lying About in all directions) aiul'lliiwks were preying upon them. The. farmer'is delighted with tho result,' because, other small birds woro frightened to qncroach'.upon'tho'-terri-tory'thus'taken possession "of by the .'hawks.He r,ays ho had hitherto looked üb'on the hawk,'as a' useless member,'of the fcathercil tribe, but lie has now changed his opinion. Hawks formerly were trained in falconry, and possibly the New' Zealand spccics vo'jld prove itself a useful shialj-bfrd scarpr if .son'ie--body with-patience were to take the bird in hand and, teach it how. . '. y
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 155, 25 March 1908, Page 2
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182AN UNEXPECTED RESULT. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 155, 25 March 1908, Page 2
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