MetaFilter posts tagged with hawks

Sky Hawk is watching you...

rtha — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:40:54 -0800

You may know of Kitundu as a sound artist (previously on Mefi). But did you know he also takes amazing pictures of birds? Without leaving the city of San Francisco, Kitundu has found and documented: Patch – Seven months in the life of an urban Red-tailed hawk Red-tailed hawks at the Sutro Baths (from his blog) At San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, Red Shouldered Hawks have learned to hunt pigeons and coots. Some pictures are a little gruesome. All of them are beautiful

NBA to replay the final 51.9 seconds of game

pwb503 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:39:03 -0800

For the first time since 1982, the NBA will require two teams to replay a portion of a previous game. The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat will replay the final 51.9 seconds of their December 19th game because the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out.

Give Your Heart to the Hawks

a louis wain cat — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:10:56 -0800

The California poet Robinson Jeffers, though once popular enough to make the cover of Time Magazine, is for various reasons now a somewhat obscure figure- however, he has attracted increased interest in recent days both for the quality of his work and his pantheistic personal philosophy, which anticipated much future environmentalist thought. [more inside, with links to poems]

How we roll

hindmost — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:06:41 -0800

Roller pigeons also known as Birmingham Rollers are pigeons that are noted for their mid-air somersaults. These acrobatics also make the birds irresistible to hawks, falcons and other birds of prey, and some roller pigeon enthusiasts are fighting back. Investigators are estimating that local enthusiast clubs are responsible for the deaths of 1000-2000 raptors in the Los Angeles area annually. One man bragged about capturing 30 hawks in 45 days. The National Birmingham Rollers Club has issued a press release distancing themselves from the men under investigation but requests Fish and Wildlife Services to provide aid under laws protecting livestock predated by endangered species.

知己知彼,百戰不貽

Abiezer — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:11:56 -0800

Why hawks win. How identified predictable errors of judgement favour hawkish policy decisions. Via. Previously.

makes 'em look like cool spacemen or ghengis khan or aliens or evel knievels...

exlotuseater — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:15:59 -0800

The sport and hobby of Falconry, or hunting small game with raptors has been around since ~600 bce. What you might not have known is that there is a small industry to provide your hawk or falcon with a jaunty chapeau, often necessary to keep the bird calm. More here, here, and here. And then there's the crazy. All you need... is five-hundred geepee...

MIT Hawk Cam: The Second Season

robocop is bleeding — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:26:20 -0800

The Return of the Hawk-eye. The Hawks of MIT are back for a second season. Will Little Chirpy get some food? Will Preener finally reveal himself as the Mysterious Doctor Wing? Tune in now to find out! Previously.

Gawk'n Hawks

robocop is bleeding — Wed, 05 May 2004 09:34:40 -0800

Gosh, hawks! A live feed of 100% Naked Chicks at the MIT HawkCam. They preen, they sleep, and they watch you watching them. Now to settle in for a long afternoon waiting for Mom to show up.