I do some facility space planning for a hospital and was walking down a long corridor the other day. The corridor was about 70 yards long with full floor to ceiling glass on one side overlooking a little park-like outdoor space. As I walked along, suddenly toward one end, I heard a big ‘Wham!’ and the glass shook.
When I got to the end I saw a hawk and a pigeon both lying dead and a couple of red blotches on the glass about 10 feet up. The hawk was chasing the pigeon. The pigeon was too concerned about what was behind him to focus on what was ahead and the hawk was a little too focused on it’s next meal.
Sucks. That hawk was a beautiful bird.
A few years ago, I was getting ready for a bike ride around 6am. I’m standing outside my house when a flock of about 8 ducks come flaring in for a landing. They all bounced off my front window in a cacophony of quacks, slams and thumps, They all rolled backwards. A couple literally shook their heads then they all flew off.