[TN-Bird] Re: [Fwd: Sharp-shinned Hawk, walking while stalking]
- From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 07:39:56 EST
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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