Speaking of using Skyrats as food: In my novicehood as a birder
I've wonder several times why, with the large numbers of rock doves,
house sparrows, and starlings around, why the populations of the
appropriate raptor preditors haven't increased accordingly, so as
to keep the numbers of skyrats, skymice, and skydodos down. I've
assumed there must be some built-in limitation. In the "wild",
don't preditor population increases automatically follow increases
in prey populations?

Bob Mauritsen
rhm at ms.washington.edu


On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Cathi Pelletier wrote:

> Hi Andy-
>
> > I think the Sky Rats are imitating horses though, rather than
> Saw-whets.
>
> What a great, descriptive name for the only bird I don't like. I often
> say they are only good for sharp-shinned food (yes, I know they're a
> little on the large side for sharpie food, but I can dream).
>
> Cathi Pelletier, Waterbury, CT Heronwing at juno.com
> "What fun we had then!
> We reveled in sunshine then,
> And skinned both our knees."
>
>