Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR's "Most Dangerous Red-Tailed Hawks"
Date: Mar 21 17:32:47 2008
From: Christian Kessler - northraven at cox.net


Ravens do the same things in courtship, plus some interesting wing-overs
mostly when young & riding strong updrafts.
chris kessler
seattle & falls church, va

LammergeierEyes at aol.com wrote:
> Carol et al
>
> You describe the more dramatic part of the Red-tail's famously
> spectacular courtship flight. Interestingly, the spiral dive is not
> unique to Red-tails and is occasionally practiced by other Buteos and
> raptors as well. Many Tweeters are doubtless familiar the Bald Eagle's
> somewhat slower and more grandiose versions of the same- often called
> "sky-dancing" or "Cart-wheeling." My most impressive experience with
> the behavior actually came watching Short-toed Eagles in the Sierra
> Ronda of Southern Spain. Truly one of the more magnificent and elegant
> aspects of raptor culture.
>
> Best wishes,
> Blake Matheson
> Carmel California & Portland Oregon
>
>
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