Post by cdaxena on Mar 27, 2004 13:48:54 GMT -5
March 27, 2004
YOUNG SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
One year or less old.
She let me get within six feet and she didn't hesitate in eating her meal of Sparrow. Gross!
A friend of mine who is an expert in birds of prey came over to take a look at the bird. He said it was a young female Sharp-shinned Hawk going into her second season. He was amazed at how close he could get to her. He said it was very unusual for this breed of hawk to be so tame. He said there could be three reasons for her being that way: she could be domesticated, she could be sick or she could be wet. Sharp-shinned Hawks don't survive well in captivity because they are too high-strung. She didn't fly normal and she did look wet. It rained hard during the night. Who knows why she seemed so tame. But she did finally fly away, and I have yet to see her again
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YOUNG SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
One year or less old.
She let me get within six feet and she didn't hesitate in eating her meal of Sparrow. Gross!
A friend of mine who is an expert in birds of prey came over to take a look at the bird. He said it was a young female Sharp-shinned Hawk going into her second season. He was amazed at how close he could get to her. He said it was very unusual for this breed of hawk to be so tame. He said there could be three reasons for her being that way: she could be domesticated, she could be sick or she could be wet. Sharp-shinned Hawks don't survive well in captivity because they are too high-strung. She didn't fly normal and she did look wet. It rained hard during the night. Who knows why she seemed so tame. But she did finally fly away, and I have yet to see her again
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