FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: [Fwd: Sharp-shinned Hawk, walking while stalking]

[Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx]

Well, I suppose that is just another good reason why we call them "sharpies!" 
 They are cunning enough to adapt and cover all bases when hunting for food, 
and they are such a joy to watch when they get into this "down and dirty" 
mode to guarantee survival.  I watched this phenomena from my car in February 
of 1981 as a sharpie hunted from some underbrush at the edge of the country 
cemetery in Alabama where my family is buried.  I had just pulled up to 
"visit" my parents when I detected movement.  The sharpie walked and hopped 
on the ground, then crouched for a few moments to hone in on its prey, sprung 
suddenly, got what appeared to be a white-throated sparrow, and was out of 
there in a flash with its coveted prize.  Until that point, I had never 
thought about a predator hunting from the ground up.

Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN
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