Airborne Killers
September 15th 2008 22:06
I've always been fascinated with raptors otherwise known as birds of prey. They are the perfect killing machine from the air. Sharks are #1 in the water. Raptors have great eyesight and can see even the smallest prey from at least a mile away.
When I fed the birds, raptor strikes were a welcomed sight. Birds get too laxed at feeders and raptors tend to keep them on their toes as is the way of nature. Birds of prey are all fascinating. They come in all sizes, operate at all hours, are adaptable to hunt in their environment, are very misunderstood and fascinating at the same time, and I could go on.
I was once interested in falconry, but kept raptors more as pets than use them for hunting.
Birds of prey are extremely sensitive to the environment and tend to alert us firsthand when dangers are present. When DDT was affecting the environment the eagle began to decline because its eggs were without a shell. Just a membrane.
You can never get enough of raptor information. There is so much to learn about them as they make a comeback. Here's some good links.
Birds of prey make me understand that in nature, life and death situations can occur in a moments noticed. There are predators and prey, and death is a part of life. If the raptor doesn't eat, it dies, and hunting is a natural instinct. The trouble with humans is that we let our feelings get in the way. We give human characteristics to animals.
When there was a hawkstrike at my feeder, I felt it was the way of nature. To witness it is fascinating. I didn't correct the problem and as the birds got laxed again, the hawk struck again.
Other people would try to provide more cover or strike-proof their feeding stations. Did little good because just like songbirds won't shy from an easy meal, neither will the raptor.
Humans put emphisis of how precious life is but forget that death is a part of life. Many tend to believe that animals are helpless, but they are all more resourceful than we give them credit.
When I fed the birds, raptor strikes were a welcomed sight. Birds get too laxed at feeders and raptors tend to keep them on their toes as is the way of nature. Birds of prey are all fascinating. They come in all sizes, operate at all hours, are adaptable to hunt in their environment, are very misunderstood and fascinating at the same time, and I could go on.
I was once interested in falconry, but kept raptors more as pets than use them for hunting.
Birds of prey are extremely sensitive to the environment and tend to alert us firsthand when dangers are present. When DDT was affecting the environment the eagle began to decline because its eggs were without a shell. Just a membrane.
You can never get enough of raptor information. There is so much to learn about them as they make a comeback. Here's some good links.
Birds of prey make me understand that in nature, life and death situations can occur in a moments noticed. There are predators and prey, and death is a part of life. If the raptor doesn't eat, it dies, and hunting is a natural instinct. The trouble with humans is that we let our feelings get in the way. We give human characteristics to animals.
When there was a hawkstrike at my feeder, I felt it was the way of nature. To witness it is fascinating. I didn't correct the problem and as the birds got laxed again, the hawk struck again.
Other people would try to provide more cover or strike-proof their feeding stations. Did little good because just like songbirds won't shy from an easy meal, neither will the raptor.
Humans put emphisis of how precious life is but forget that death is a part of life. Many tend to believe that animals are helpless, but they are all more resourceful than we give them credit.
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