The word of the day1 for March 10, 2007 is “raptor” — noun 1 bird of prey. 2 : a usually small-to-medium-sized predatory dinosaur (as a velociraptor or deinonychus)
Hawks look really funny when they are on the ground. The way to Claudia's had about one hawk every five to ten miles. Most of them were in trees, but at least two of them were walking around, either just having made a kill or having just missed. They reminded me of Popeye in the cartoons.
The Canadian geese heading north have nothing to fear from the hawks in the vicinity. Most of the redtails are not large enough to take out one of those geese, who don't even look up from eating the winter wheat greening up in the fields. Then again, the Canadian geese are large enough and aggressive enough to take on a full grown human and make him unball his fist.
The quote2 for today is from Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.), Tamil sage, poet. repr. Calcutta, Y.M.C.A. Publishing House (1958). The Sacred Kural, translated from the Tirukkural of Tiruvalluvar by H.A. Popley, vs. LIII.7 (1931):
The crow does not hide its prey, but calls for others to share it;
So wealth will be with those of a like disposition.
;^) Jan
1 The definition is from either Merriam-Webster Online, 10th Edition or The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition and is used by permission.
2 The quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.
P.S.: Comments and word requests are welcome.
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