tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785819310812008268.post7460657340964291956..comments2023-10-01T07:33:28.781-04:00Comments on Wissahickon Diary -- Dispatches from Philadelphia's Wissahickon Valley: AftermathDan Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808081336879760080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785819310812008268.post-15074587071984849522008-02-14T20:58:00.000-05:002008-02-14T20:58:00.000-05:00Wow! Thanks for this information and the great sto...Wow! Thanks for this information and the great story.Dan Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09808081336879760080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785819310812008268.post-75352369664187481962008-02-14T09:25:00.000-05:002008-02-14T09:25:00.000-05:00Yes, that would be a hawk attack and probably a Sh...Yes, that would be a hawk attack and probably a Sharp-shinned as they seem to ram into their victims with a great deal of effort. There is a virtual explosion of feathers. I have seen Coopers Hawks do the same thing when a bird was perched on a power line and they both fell to the ground after that initial collision. I thought they were both going to be dead but the Coopers never hit the ground and was off with its Mourning Dove almost instantly. But the shower of fluffy feathers continued for a spell after the hawk flew off.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785819310812008268.post-55669437776876512602008-02-12T21:27:00.000-05:002008-02-12T21:27:00.000-05:00Jackson Pollock would be proud.Jackson Pollock would be proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com