Subject: Re: Varied Thrush as food
Date: Nov 5 13:36:32 1996
From: Don Baccus - donb at rational.com


Jerry:

>...I picked up the bird, and there was no way the bird could
>have perceived a confusing image of sky or trees.

Of course not, it was dead! :)

>And I'm caused to wonder if the Sharpie window strikes aren't often the result
>of pursuit

Sharpies spend a lot of their time perched in large shrubs or in the foilage
of trees, launching surprise attacks on birds which don't see them. I think
your idea could be right, based simply on the fact that they spend a lot of
their time sitting when they're not actively pursuing lunch.

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