[CT Birds] Accipter hood ornament?

[David Provencher]

Remember that time when you were driving and someone walked in front of you
and they were obviously not paying attention and never saw you coming?
Remember how you were glad you had good brakes? Yesterday I was on my way to
pick up my 10 year old daughter at school when a Sharp-shinned Hawk flew in
front of me. I really mean right directly in front of me. It was a really
small male ponderously carrying what was probably a House Sparrow. It came
from the side and was so close I had to slam on my brakes as the bird turned
and flew directly away from me up the road. I came so close the hitting the
hawk that I think my hood touched the dangling House Sparrow. Phew! Funny
how I wasn't as annoyed at the bird as I might have been had it been a teen
on a cell phone.

 

Dave