Birds of Prey: the hunters become the hunted

**kid icarus** · 14th March 10, 07:56 PM

Makes me wonder if some of your injured raptors are going after "road kill" as a train comes through?

actually, that's not a bad assessment. here in chicago pigeons LOVE the el line stations (not sure about the metra-but i assume they populate those as well) however i have never seen a dead pigeon at any stops. maybe they are swooping in to get a kill when the train is coming.....it makes sense. because as the trains come in, the birds on the tracks scatter and would be less apt to notice a falcon streaming in from behind to get them?

**LANCER1562** · 15th March 10, 04:47 PM

One of my favorite booths at the HIghland Games here in the S.F. Bay Area is the Birds of Prey. They truely are magnificent creatures. I took my then 11 and 12 year old son and daughter to the Dunsmuir Highland Games in Oakland, CA last year. They were fascinated by the birds many of whom were resue birds either intentionally injured by humans or by human encroachment on their natural habitats (high tension wires, electrical towers, etc.). When they were told that one of the birds had been rescued after having been shot through the shoulder with an arrow by a hunter and although the injury had fully healed the damage was so severe that she would never be able to fly again, they became so upset about how "someone could so stupid and cruel to something so beautiful" that they were on the verge of tears and it took a long while for then to calm down.

**BoldHighlander** · 15th March 10, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by LANCER1562

One of my favorite booths at the HIghland Games here in the S.F. Bay Area is the Birds of Prey. They truely are magnificent creatures. I took my then 11 and 12 year old son and daughter to the Dunsmuir Highland Games in Oakland, CA last year. They were fascinated by the birds many of whom were resue birds either intentionally injured by humans or by human encroachment on their natural habitats (high tension wires, electrical towers, etc.).

What a great experience for them

Do you have any photos? If not, I hope that next time you encounter this display that perhaps you can snap a few photos & either post them to this thread or elsewhere on the forum?