************ I began birding full time at age nine. I was routinely offended by the portrayal of a "chicken hawk" on Warner Bros. cartoons. The hawk was at best one fifth the size of Rhode Island Red, his erstwhile prey. As an adult I have come to realize that there was a grain of truth in the caricature. At least one artist in the studio must have had a rural upbringing and made observations similar to Darrel's. Lars OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx