[Bristol-Birds] Re: Disturbing information
- From: dnldhlt@xxxxxxx
- To: b_cawood@xxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:02:17 -0500
Hey Bill,
Ideas have lives of their own. There is a set of unexamined cultural
beliefs and assumptions that keep certain attitudes current. Some of the
nicest people I have ever met would not hesitate to at least consider killing
anything that causes them to lose money or property (like a woodpecker damaging
their house, for instance), or that is perceived to be a threat whether true or
imagined. Any other way of looking at the situation is often derided as
"impractical". I think all of us were raised with some element of that
outlook, perhaps expressed in a different situation. How many of us tolerate
all insects? Or for that matter, Starlings and Brown-headed Cowbirds. Same
thing. Just more examples of the "them versus us" mindset to which we are all
susceptible. That mindset allows all of us to justify doing unsavory things in
our effort to do good for us and ours. How do we deal with this? I wish I
knew. I know trying to tell others what to do will not help, but set
ting an example might. Seeing the best in others, like tolerance, generosity,
and compassion, might encourage them in that direction. I guess for now the
best I know to do is to be aware of the "me versus them" tendency in myself,
and try to avoid its worst expressions. Do no harm, judge not, do unto others
as you would have done to you, turn the other cheek,...These and other wisdom
teachings are all firewalls against the potential horrors of unenlightened
self-interest. I can at least imagine the day when our wisdom becomes second
nature. But personally, I still can't tolerate centipedes. :-)
Don Holt
Johnson City, TN
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Cawood <b_cawood@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:54:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Disturbing information
To all.
Today while conversing with an acqauintance the topic turned to birds. Not the
normal way however. The conversation took place in a sports and gun shop. One
fella said he had seen an American Woodcock on his farm. We talked about the
differences btw woodcock and snipe a little and then the conversation turned
for
the worse. I was asked what I thought about the following scenario; A hunter
last year reported that his turkey decoy had been hit, picked up and carried 15
feet or so by a red tailed hawk. The man was not keen on red-tails to say the
least,,, Any thoughts? I was asked about Hawks in general and their
relationship with game animals such as quail, turkeys, rabbits and squirrels.
I
tried to relate that any animals taken by the hawks were small in number
compared to those lost due to habitat destruction, pollution after effects and
feral pets.. The group (3-4 men by now) agreed that ferals were taking many
many
animals. Stories ranged from kestrels taking dov
es and
squirrels to red tails taking "all" the quail and rabbits.... I was bothered
by this, anyone have any thoughts?
Then the conversation turned to great blue herons. The concensus was that
herons were killing all the game fish, especially those in fish ponds. After
explaining that the herons were not cranes or storks, we agreed that other than
the occasional fish pond raid, herons were "ok" birds...
I hadn't heard these ideas in years and had thought that they had become a
thing of the past.
Bill Cawood, BSG VA
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