I'm not conservative, but hawks and owls are native and it's a natural cycle. I hate it when they get the birds in my yard, but it is at least something birds are aware of and used to escaping from. Even Blue Jays have a warning call when hawks come in. Cats are not native (I believe they are native to Asia) and our birds don't know to look down at something that's about to get them.
I once watched a cat get a cardinal in our backyard before I had a chance to get out there. The bird was not even aware of it and the cat was jumping up from the ground around 3 times before it captured it. I was dumbfounded that the bird did not realize he was in danger until I learned more about bird evolution. They have a fighting chance with creatures they evolved with. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard P. Friel" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:14:21 AM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Rant I suppose that Conservative doesn't like hawks and owls either. -- Bernard P. Friel Member: North American Nature Photography Association American Society of Picture Professionals International Society of Aviation Photography The Explorers Club Web Pages - http://www.wampy.com ; http://www.wampy.com/bn Owl Gallery http://www.wampy.com/bn2 Songbirds http://www.wampy.com/GalapagosGallery http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=1113 On Line Gallery: http://www.fiveships.com > From: Stefanie Moss <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Stefanie Moss <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:28:07 -0500 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [mou-net] Rant > > I am a conservative, my wife is a liberal. Her friends always ask ³How does > that work?² > Usually it does. She doesn¹t let me listen to Rush Limbaugh, I don¹t let > her listen to Garrison Keillor. > The thing that really strains a marriage are cats. She is pro cat(and so we > have three). I hate them!!! > Every day (and I mean every day) I pick up slain bunnies and birds > (sparrows, thrushes, warblers). > I grow weary. Should have gotten a pre-nup. > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
