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lol, this is great, today of all days. pegions flew over my head and
actually touched my ear, they also helped themselves to some of our bread, that is the bravest pegions I have encountered
posted by
Tzippy
on February 4, 2011 at 9:37 PM
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Like Azur said...and I would hate him too...even while understanding the law of nature....
posted by
adnohr
on February 4, 2011 at 8:57 PM
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What a write up and so stunning at the end! I, like Azur, saw it all before the picture, too! This is superb, Naut! I aver, it could be a fine prose poem! Shelly
posted by
sam444
on February 4, 2011 at 6:56 AM
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Nautikos
Shucks our sparrows up north here are biiger than that hawk.
posted by
WileyJohn
on February 3, 2011 at 9:11 PM
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Yes, the Hawks are serious predators. OH MY --- this did not happen --- say it isnt so --- while you were eating? Great pic by the way!!! wow - I adore the way you write NAUT, you're so prolific and wonderfully so. 
Elyse
*this happened to me one day while I was reading by a garden window... but I didn't get a pic because i was open-mouthed stunned at what I saw...it was a 'grackle' bird or smaller raven 'round these parts and that hawk took it down in seconds and I was horrified but yet in awe of the power of those talons and beak and you name it...
~ and I found a new respect for the Hawk.
posted by
elysianfields
on February 3, 2011 at 8:55 PM
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Nautikos
w Let them eat bird seed Naut. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
posted by
BC-A
on February 3, 2011 at 8:38 PM
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I feel for the pigeon but the hawk does have to live too .. Loved how you took us through a culinary delight with the perfect ambience..Dimitris have always had lots of luck..LOL.
posted by
shobana
on February 3, 2011 at 6:29 PM
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what a fabulous picture and as I am not so fond of pigeons I can't feel
too bad. Besides as much as I hate to see my animals in danger...the soaring Hawk is a wonderful creature to behold. Very well written and I like your choice of beverage old chap.
posted by
Kabu
on February 3, 2011 at 6:05 PM
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You did a fine job of painting the scene with your words.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on February 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM
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Oh my
a powerful visual and that was before I saw the photo.
posted by
Azur
on February 3, 2011 at 7:39 AM
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Love the contrast between fine dining and the
gore of fang and claw. Beautifully done. Sentiment aside, the getting of enough food to survive is no easy task in nature, where no pre-packaged freezer full of seasoned bits exists. And in geologic time, it hasn't been that long since humans began cooking the bloody bits.
posted by
Pat_B
on February 3, 2011 at 6:31 AM
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food chain.....Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on February 3, 2011 at 6:14 AM
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I would hate him too.
I hate to see cats eat birds.
I would hate to see a cat eat a mouse.
I hate to see lions eat gazelles on the Serengeti Plains on NG.
posted by
TAPS.
on February 3, 2011 at 6:06 AM
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