Subject: Re: Primal scream
Date: Dec 25 16:34:33 1995
From: Don Baccus - donb at Rational.COM


Me:
>And there is nothing funnier looking than a goshawk or a Coop running
>on the ground, reminding me a bit of film I've seen of Secretary
>birds loping long-leggedly. Well, actually, a Coop with a ground
>squirrel tail hanging out of its mouth like a limp cigar is pretty
>funny looking, too.

Mike Waller:
Secretary Birds are actually graceful on the ground compared to most
vultures. Almost as funny as bats walking up to bite a cow on the ankle.

So are Coops and gos, actually, they don't waddle but stride with those
long skinny legs. The funny-looking aspect is that I, at least, was
taken by surprise when I first saw one do it. The can run quite a
bit faster than you might think, too.

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