"Hacked" refers to the process by which fledgling
birds (I've only heard it used in reference to
raptors) are gradually released into the wild without
having the benefit of having wild parents. This means
that food has to be provided to them until they learn
to hunt on their own.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
phainopepla at yahoo.com


--- Caratfeathers at aol.com wrote:
> What do you mean by the word "hacked"? I hope it
> was a typo for hatched!
>
> Judy Rowe Taylor
> Mukilteo, WA
> caratfeathers at aol.com
>
> "I am life which wills to live in the midst of life
> which wills to live." -
> Albert Schweitzer
>


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