[lit-ideas] Re: A hawk circles Duffy unaware, 3-22-11

  • From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:43:06 -0700

In the later photos (see "The Vultures and the Troll") the wings don't look
bright red, but the day wasn't as bright - maybe in certain light, or maybe
part of the underside would look red if the day were brighter.

 

At the time, Duffy was isolated.  I have read about hawks and owls attacking
small dogs, dogs under 20 pounds, and Duffy weighs 17 or18.  They can't
carry them off but they can kill them and eat them on the ground.   Probably
Duffy is in better shape than the small dogs I read about so he could dodge
if he saw the hawk coming - if I could get him to look up.  Also he has a
fair amount of fur which would probably help.

 

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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: A hawk circles Duffy unaware, 3-22-11

 

Mostly they eat mice and rabbits and avoid confrontation unless severely
stressed. Red tails are all over the place and they're about as much of a
threat as owls. They wouldn't dare attack your dogs, even if challenged.

 

 

From: Lawrence Helm 

It had bright red wings.  Are they territorial?  Seems like I've seen hawks
near the same place when I walked the dogs in the neighborhood, but the
previous hawks I saw were much smaller and less colorful.  The next time I
go that way I'll take a different lens & maybe a different camera.  But it
may have been as low as it was because of Duffy, perhaps out of curiosity.
So if it sees us again it may not be so curious.

 

From:  Eric Yost

Probably a red-tailed hawk or broad-winged hawk. It's difficult to tell from
the photo. Hawks kettle, i.e., circle on thermals, and the word "kettle" may
refer to the activity or to the collection of hawks circling.

 

From:  Lawrence Helm

 

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Lawrence

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