[NatureNS] Peregrine falcon attack

Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:46:06 -0300
From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
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Hi Heather & All,        June 23, 2007
    Is this a definite Peregrine or might it have been a Goshawk ?

    About 20 years ago my wife was attacked by (as I recall) a Goshawk 
in a series of very impressive  maneuvers. This was in mostly deciduous 
woodland, a lot of kak-kak-kaking and reminiscent of the cropduster 
scene in North by Northwest, i.e. climb up, turn sharply, dive, fly 
straight at the target (wife's head) at eye level and bank away a last 
instant.

    This continued while we walked about 50-100 paces along the woods 
road.  I was a few feet away all the time but it consistently picked on 
Alison.

Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville

Heather Drope wrote:

>I have a friend who hikes the Cape Chignecto trail every year in memory 
>of her late husband. Last year she was bomb dived by a bird, and I mean 
>seriously, on the trail. This year the Peregrine Falcon dived at her again 
>but this time she said it was eight attempts instead of last years three. 
>The bird must have a nest near the trail over by Eatonville. 
>This was not the only report. A guest at the Hostel in Wentworth reported 
>that he did the hike and a bird attacked him and tore his shirt. 
>This is just a warning for anyone hikeing the Eatonville end of the trail to 
>be aware of the Falcon. 
>Who ever does the breeding bird atlas for that square might want to take 
>note as well. 
>If you need the hikers name I can give it to you via personal email. 
>Heather Drope
>


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