Duck Hawk

I had noticed the term Duck Hawk on a poster and thought about what an incredible animal it must be, it attained speeds of 180 miles per hour. That's about all the info on the poster.

Yesterday I finally looked up the critter. Wow, I thought, that's almost as fast as a Peregrine Falcon, and from a stupid "Duck Hawk"! What a dumb name!

Who's the dummy?

Duck Hawk:

"American sportsmen best know how unerring is the marksmanship of this marauder. The teal, one of the swiftest travellers on wings, will be whistling its way above the sloughs, when, quicker than thought, its throat is seized by an unseen, unsuspected foe dropped from the clouds. It is choked to death even while both birds are falling to the ground ; and in less time than its takes to tell, the " noble" falcon will have torn the feathers from the duck's warm breast, and begun a bloody orgy. Only the fortunate duck attacked above water, into which it may plunge and swim below the surface, stands a reasonable chance of escape."



Whatch the Briloon Peregrine cam live!

The Briloon Eagle cam is here, turn the sound up. I like to listen even when they are out working it sounds so nice up in Maine.



There are some live Eagle chicks you can monitor here, but in daylight.