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Saturday, May 26. 2012

Catch up with the growing Red Tail chicks on the Cornell campus

It's inspiring to see chicks who aspire so ardently for adulthood, independence, and self-sufficiency. They eat, sleep, scratch, and preen, but they want to fly and hunt.


Feathers, bones, fur, guts - they eat it all and leave nothing.


 





Posted by Bird Dog at 13:19 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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How long is this video? It just keeps going and going. Jeesh.
#1 Jephnol (Link) on 2012-04-12 16:35 (Reply)
I'm nearer the end than the beginning, but I'm still astounded that life exists.
We are the universe contemplating itself (to no good effect, I might add).
#2 PacRim Jim (Link) on 2012-04-12 18:51 (Reply)
Man, I miss working on that campus. There was always something cool and interesting to be found.
#3 Jon (Link) on 2012-04-12 21:06 (Reply)
OK, BD, you got us started on Norfolk which led to Decorah and Richmond and two sites for hummingbirds in California and various hawk sites around the world. Last summer (and now) I spent more time and energy putting up bird feeders and nesting material (lint from the dryer...good stuff) and rescued two lovebirds and some finches whose breeder had a pipe break. My grandkids won't eat fowl. Geez. What do I do when they realize that flank steak comes from Bossie. My cousins will be out of business.

Oh well, there's much to be learned from watching wildlife. Certainly more interesting than some of the biology courses. The Norfolk male is one sexy guy. He makes for interesting dinner conversation. Thanks for linking us with the sites.
#4 jma on 2012-04-13 16:33 (Reply)
My granddaughter, 2, loves watching these chicks. Nothing like seeing a rodent ripped to pieces and fed to the chicks as pre-dinner entertainment. That's reality TV.
#5 Mark on 2012-05-12 17:44 (Reply)

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