The other day Abby and I were headed to return/rent some movies and we were alone on Old Benson with 3 dashing crows and an adult Bald Eagle flying the same direction as us.
The eagle swooped down and picked up a rodent/squirrel from the road and carried it to about 30ft where it evaded the three crows and our Camry. We drove about 150ft as fast as an eagle flies, fully laden with rodent, directly below the focus of attention. Very cool indeed.
Right about then I was really loving the sunroof.
Reminded me of a night about 25 years ago when we tracked some sort of an owl in the Volvo. Monya and BopOp may be able to elaborate.
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Coooool.
Man, you’ve written prodigiously for the past two days. I thought something was wrong with my RSS reader. Sandbagging or something.
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It was Nebraska or Wyoming, in April of 1978, the year we drove the ’67 Volvo back through South Dakota to Iowa, then back to Omaha, Boulder and Ogden. It was just after sunset, so there was still a bit of sky light. The owl appeared alongside our car, which I was driving at about 60 mph. We caught up with the owl and passed him, but he must have been doing about 40 or 50 because we got a good long look at him, including the flat face and hooked beak. His wingspan must have been about four or five feet across. He was flying at only about 15-20 feet above the ground, along the right side of the road.
More recently (about 1985) I sighted another owl doing the same thing, but I was going only about 40 mph, and I was driving the ’67 Volvo again. I’m certain it was the same identical owl, and this time he was in south Renton, going north on Lind Ave. Maybe that particular species of owl likes to fly near cars. Maybe they just like ’67 Volvos. I haven’t seen an owl since I sold that car. Well, I did see an owl in a tree at James’ house, but that doesn’t count.
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Something you Yuppies with sun-rooves need to think about:
Have you noticed the big “SPLATS” of whitish gunk randomly scattered across the top and/or hood of your [usually freshly washed] car? Or the even bigger and more scattered “KER-SPLATTER”s of similar whitish gunk randomly or more generally all over your [usually freshly washed] car?
The above deposits come from,respectively, a lone seagull and a Great Blue Heron. I have not noticed if eagles or owls like freshly washed cars or not. But if I were the owner of a car with a sun-roof, I would keep it closed at all times while in the vicinity of a large bird flying overhead. For that matter, I would keep it closed at all times when near the ocean [as in Seattle and vicinity], or near any freshwater wherein Great Blue Herons are likely to habituate; also in and around Salt Lake City, known for the seagulls who rescued the Mormons from the invasion of the crickets.
Heck, now you know one of the reasons why my car DOESN’T have a sun roof!
GGG
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