Re:

>So, back on topic, in the incident above, I don't question that the Snowy
>Owl was being chased by crows before it was hit, but I would need some
>convincing before I accepted that the crows (as opposed to the cameraman,
>for example, or just a whim of the owl) had caused the owl to fly into the
>path of the car.
>
>Chris Hill
>Everett, WA
>cehill at u.washington.edu
>

Chris,

It was not my intention to imply that the crows were responsible for the
untimely death of this particular Snowy...crows ARE intelligent and while I
side with Dennis re the "bored primate" analogy, I sincerely doubt this
was intentional owl-slaughter on their part. I am sure they chalked it up
to amazing luck, though....


Katherine (Katy) Weil <kaw at teleport.com>
Co-ordinator, Oregon/Washington Partners in Flight
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