Subject: Re: Kites in King County
Date: Aug 22 14:35:53 1995
From: Don Baccus - donb at Rational.COM


Bruce Helmboldt:
but I later got a message on my answering machine
dismissing our hawks as Northern harriers.

That's pretty rude without even asking you for details or
inquiring into your background.

We both know very well the difference between a (bulky, our
word) harrier and a (graceful, almost falcon-like) kite.

I wouldn't exactly call a male harrier bulky, but the shape is
certainly different. Long tail, for starters. And the profile
in flight is not at all the same.


- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>