‘Hormonal’ hawk terrorizes bald men for weeks in English village — before it’s finally captured

NY Post ^ | 04/04/2025 | Natalie O'Neill

[dp0622]

In one hair-raising attack...

He’s here all week folks :)

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I've been thumped on the head by mockingbirds and blue jays when I've ventured too close to their nests.

[dp0622]

For real?

I’m a city...well, suburbs/city slicker so I had no idea this happened.

Wow.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The first time this happened to me I was about 4 or 5 years old. I wasn't scared, I just thought "you nasty S.O.B!"

[Responsibility2nd]

This is why I always wear a helmet whenever I’m in Flamstead, Hertfordshire.

Even though I’m not bald.

[lee martell]

Next time the bird acts that way, call the Humane Society, or their British equivalent. Ask them to bring a bag of those special ‘bullet shaped’ bird seeds with them.
The ‘seeds’ are dispersed one at a time, using a long metal pipe.

[wjcsux]

We have great horned owls that nest in a big mesquite tree at the base of our property. Every now and then, they will buzz us when we are outside. I tell people that they just want to harass the local humans from time to time.

[dp0622]

lol

I’d have had a heart attack, even at 5 :)

I just had no idea this happens.

Wow.

[T.B. Yoits]

The hawk might take the hint.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

It was something like someone swatting you on the head with a rolled up newspaper. It definitely
gets your attenton. I'm sure the hawks with their talons would be a bit more frightening!

Here is an interesting article: Why Is That Bird Dive-Bombing You?

[toddausauras]

I’ve had skin broken by an owl attack...and one where the owl flew off with my hat but dropped it pretty quickly.

[Nervous Tick]

[Buttons12]

“You’re scaring the children!”

[Buttons12]

I’ve been attacked by pigeons. It’s a common hazard in vacant buildings. They’re just defending their interests...and it’s legal to kill them.

[Smellin Salt]

I’ve never heard of any type of hawk attacking people. Mockingbirds and Grackles do it for sure.

[Bullish]

I LOVE it!

[tumblindice]

“Never underestimate the power of a simple detective.” Jacque Clouseau
“These heads of bald men are being attacked. Fact.
Bald men in Mozambique have been the targets of ritual attacks. Fact.
Mozambique and Angleland, both islands. Fact.
The belief in Mozambique is that the head of a bald man contains gold, Fact.
I deduce, there is something valuable inside the heads of these beefeaters.”
Another case sol-ved by the great Inspector Clouseau.

[rfp1234]

Well, at least the hawk didn’t drop any turtles on their heads.

[tired&retired]

I’ve had several big hawks kill themselves by dive bombing my windshield while driving interstate highways. It kills them as they hit really hard.

A few months ago, one bounced off my windshield and knocked the driver’s side mirror on my Ford Transit 150 entirely off the vehicle on I-81 in New York. I’m on my third windshield.

Great horned owls are the scariest as you never expect them. I encountered one in my small chicken house at night. Luckily, I flipped on the light and it blinded it long enough for me to kill it. Actually, my German Shepherd killed it after I knocked it down with a shovel as it flew at me. That sure gets the heart beating.