Something you don't see everyday.
Mar 15, 2015 20:23:58 #
It's sad. But I also thought the position was interesting. I spotted it on the access road to a dairy I pick up milk at the other day. The picture was taken with my S5 cell phone.
Mar 15, 2015 20:43:58 #
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Mar 15, 2015 20:49:22 #
twowindsbear wrote:
What's happening? Is he (it) dead?
Unfortunately it's dead. The only thing anybody can figure is it's tail touched the wire and it was electrocuted.
Mar 15, 2015 21:21:18 #
Don Fischer
Loc: Antelope, Ore
A number of years ago a hawk landed on a power pole near here and hit the ground on fire! Lot of burned off country before it was put out.
Mar 16, 2015 17:29:18 #
Aw, he's just resting on his face. Totally relaxed. Prolly the quickest way to regain energy.
ron
ron
Mar 16, 2015 17:55:20 #
Chaostrain wrote:
Unfortunately it's dead. The only thing anybody can figure is it's tail touched the wire and it was electrocuted.
Touching ONE wire will not electrocute the bird. It must contact the wire and something else to complete the connection to ground.
Something else killed it.
I'd consider someone with a .22 rifle killed the bird sitting on the insulator and it fell forward onto the cross arm.
Mar 29, 2015 05:52:10 #
A chance shot and very unusual, well spotted Chaotrain,
Geoff
Geoff
Chaostrain wrote:
It's sad. But I also thought the position was interesting. I spotted it on the access road to a dairy I pick up milk at the other day. The picture was taken with my S5 cell phone.
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