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Flaming Hawk With Snake in Its Talons Sparks Fire Near La Jolla
NBC Bay Area ^ | Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 | R. Stickney

Posted on 06/09/2015 5:58:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The cause of an early morning fire north of San Diego was an electrocuted bird falling from an active power line

A bird carrying a snake in its talons struck power lines north of San Diego, sparking a hillside fire just west of The Merge.

San Diego Police arrived to the location on Dunhill Street near the intersection of Interstates 5 and 805 just before 6 a.m.

Flames were burning very close to businesses including the General Atomics building, officials said.

Officers called in San Diego Fire-Rescue crews who contained the fire within an hour.

Fire officials initially told NBC 7 a bird with a snake in its mouth was electrocuted on a power line and fell to the ground, sparking the fire. A photo released by officials later shows the snake in the hawk's grasp.

"A hawk that hit the high voltage power line, caught fire, and fell to the ground," SD Fire-Rescue spokesperson Lee Swanson said in a written release.

There were no structures damaged and no evacuations ordered.

This area of San Diego is home to many companies in the region's biochemical industry.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: crispycritters; electricity; fire; hawk; koalaoil; lajolla; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; napl; penguinhumor; powerlines; thefirebird; undeadthread; undeadthreadhere
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To: null and void

1K?


1,001 posted on 06/27/2015 1:42:31 PM PDT by null and void (I wish we lived in less interesting times, but at least we have front-row seats.)
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To: Tax-chick

Darn you!


1,002 posted on 06/27/2015 1:42:55 PM PDT by null and void (I wish we lived in less interesting times, but at least we have front-row seats.)
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To: null and void

Heh. I don’t know how that happened.


1,003 posted on 06/27/2015 1:43:33 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Darksheare; null and void; NicknamedBob; JoeProBono; NoCmpromiz; Tax-chick; Monkey Face; ...
For all those who say I don't publish enough pictures of my cats, here are the ones that were taken at the Cat Hotel where we left them to go to the Texas Cowboy Memorial Shoot:

     

     

     

     

That's ink spatter on the first picture of Tootsie, not blood.
1,004 posted on 06/27/2015 1:48:13 PM PDT by TheOldLady (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8 - Look it up. I miss the Gipper. Wish we still had someone like him.)
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To: TheOldLady

They’re all very photogenic and look healthy.


1,005 posted on 06/27/2015 1:51:19 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Darksheare

Ah...good times.

Was a Gilbert Chemistry set involved in preliminary ventures?

War movies inspired my cohort to create land mines from metal coffee cans, cherry bombs, and strike anywhere kitchen matches. Buried the can upside down, punched a nail hole in the bottom for the fuse, and covered it with a thin layer of dirt. Most excellent!

A later test with loose gravel resulted in a proof of concept, never to be repeatef but put in the Q archives.

Must have run out of magnesium powder. hmmm


1,006 posted on 06/27/2015 1:53:15 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: SamAdams76

There are no clocks in the casinos here for a reason...so you lose track of time, and therefore, you can lose more money....

Or so I’m told. I don’t do casinos because I don’t like cigarette smoke. :o]


1,007 posted on 06/27/2015 1:55:27 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Patriotism means to stand by the country. It doesn't mean to stand by the president. Theo Roosevelt)
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To: Tax-chick
It only takes one mistake.

One to which the Georgian canoer Carter can attest.

1,008 posted on 06/27/2015 1:58:21 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Tax-chick

W000t! I thought about that but then I got caught up in “hidden object” puzzles. *sigh*

It’s been one of those days. And I am relegated once again to the cooking shows on PBS. SOMEONE HELP ME!!! I WANT NETFLIX!!!


1,009 posted on 06/27/2015 1:59:00 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Patriotism means to stand by the country. It doesn't mean to stand by the president. Theo Roosevelt)
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To: Covenantor

Good point.


1,010 posted on 06/27/2015 2:00:20 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Monkey Face

It looks like it’s going to storm here. I need to get supper out for the byos.

I just realized that Bill and Tom’s room is going to be vacant for at least a week. I think I’ll move Kathleen and a brother in there.


1,011 posted on 06/27/2015 2:01:06 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: TheOldLady
Sure. That's what she wants you to believe!
1,012 posted on 06/27/2015 2:11:47 PM PDT by null and void (I wish we lived in less interesting times, but at least we have front-row seats.)
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To: Tax-chick

What a great day THAT will be! (For the younger byos!) LOL!


1,013 posted on 06/27/2015 2:28:03 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Patriotism means to stand by the country. It doesn't mean to stand by the president. Theo Roosevelt)
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To: TheOldLady; Gefn

What a beautiful feline family! You seem to be specializing in Basement Cats these days.


1,014 posted on 06/27/2015 2:42:13 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong X Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face
"I think I’ll move Kathleen and a brother in there."

They won't want to move out again.

Maybe you could market it as a vacation stay.

1,015 posted on 06/27/2015 3:02:30 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Mainstream Media reaction to "a Duggar admits he is not perfect" .. Why that's, that's .. Perfect!)
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To: NicknamedBob; Monkey Face

Vlad got his hand up first to room with Kathleen. James is disappointed, but we’ll probably switch after a while.


1,016 posted on 06/27/2015 3:17:09 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: Darksheare
not from family album, but maybe somewhat similar....


1,017 posted on 06/27/2015 3:24:28 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: NicknamedBob

Kathleen just threw up. Vlad may wish he’d kept his hand down.


1,018 posted on 06/27/2015 4:02:56 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: NicknamedBob

Yes I was enviously eyeing the kit he has there.


1,019 posted on 06/27/2015 4:09:35 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face

Perhaps he would wander around looking for the rabbit he smelled and never connect the funny looking “two-feets” nearby with “bunny”?


1,020 posted on 06/27/2015 4:11:10 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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