Must've tasted good: Photographer Steve Shinn said he could feel the bird's pain as he had just eaten a big meal himself when he spotted prone after a meal of a coot near a nature preserve in Long Beach, California
對於這件事，史提夫笑說，他能理解這隻老鷹肚子撐到必須躺著休息的感覺，因為他自己也才剛吃完一頓豐盛大餐。
Fat hawk down: Bird of prey left sprawled on its back after it ate a coot and was unable to take off again
Juvenile red-tailed hawk rendered immobile after its massive meal
He was rescued by a wildlife centre and was better the next day
We all know that feeling - a large lunch leaves us sprawled out on the sofa.
Similarly, this juvenile red-tailed hawk was rendered immobile after scoffing down another bird.
Photographer Steve Shinn managed to snap the stricken bird of prey on its back after a meal of a coot near a nature preserve in Long Beach, California.
Gluttony: This juvenile red-tailed hawk was rendered immobile after scoffing down another bird
'I shot this just after a big holiday meal and think I could feel this bird's pain,' he explained.
'I found this bird in a very unhawklike position looking very distressed. It had attacked a Coot near the stream and chewed away on it for about a half hour before it waddled about 50 feet and fell flat on his keister.
'It seemed to be breathing well so I called some folks who work for South Bay Wildlife Recovery, a wonderful organisation that mainly works with raptors and other animals.
Don't just stand there! Mr Shin called a wildlife recovery organisation to assist the stricken hawk. The next day it seemed better despite its self-defeating greed - and was set to be released back into the wild, he said
'They had one their members on the way in minutes so I opted to not to disturb the bird by getting it upright as being on its back is not a good position as it can interfere with breathing.
'The stuffed critter was collected and taken in for some rest and recovery.
'A day later it was sitting on a perch and seemed none the worse for the gluttonous rampage. They plan to return it to the same area as soon as recovery is complete.'
It was easy for people to think that the hawk was sick because it was lying on the ground in such an unusual position. It was very nice for the photographer to call the wildlife recovery organization which in turn response quickly to help the hawk. I wonder if the hawk would learn a lesson from the experience and not to scoff such a big meal again.
發表於 2013-1-16 04:23 AM
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發表於 2013-1-16 09:51 AM
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咋看還以為是死了，原來是在休息，真逍遙啊﹗ 
發表於 2013-1-27 08:27 AM
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