> What an odd quote. Churchill must not have known how rarely eagles
> speak when away from their highly-situated nests. They are, after all,
> predators.
>
> In the interests of accurate ornithology,
Having taught myself to fly radio-controlled sailplanes years ago by
observing the behavior of local soaring raptors and spent some time around
bald eagles in the Pacific Northwest before that, I can confirm how rarely
these birds speak. Like most predators they are ... errh ... economical
("gracefully lazy" might be a better term) ... I guess old Winnie was
stretching the point for effect, Kathryn. On the other hand, he wasn't
saying _why_ the eagles were silent.
BTW, its nice to know folks read my sig lines -- collecting them is one of my
little hobbies.
Greg Burch <GBurch1@aol.com> <burchg@liddellsapp.com>
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human nature." -- Plutarch, *Life of Fabius*