June 19, 2005
KAMIKAZE OSPREY
The osprey are a-hunting the lake today, about six of them, rabid as Mongols. They will hover in the air over their chosen prey, wings beating furiously to stay on spot, like a whirlygig, patient, patient, then plunge like all hell into the water, hitting the surface like a cannonball, wham!
They usually emerge with empty claw. By my lax reckoning they only get a fish about 1 in 10 times. Godawful inefficiency, but they only need one or two small fish per day, I suppose, and they have nothing better to do than fish all day.
There are some grass carp in the lake the size of orcas. I'm waiting for the day an osprey takes one of those bastards on. It'll be like Clash of the Titans. Only, as I recall, no Titans clashed in that movie.
Medusa's severed head defeated the Kraken at the end of the movie. I saw the movie about 30 times, 15 of which were in the theater or at the drive-in.
Posted by: Stormy70 at June 19, 2005 6:46 PMWell, ya got me there. But neither was a true Titan, strictly speaking.
Posted by: Velociman at June 19, 2005 6:51 PMWell, that is true. Someone needs to make a kick ass Greek Mythology movie with Gods, Goddesses and people in short togas. No Colin Farrel or Brad Pitt allowed.
Posted by: Stormy70 at June 19, 2005 8:28 PMMaybe Spielberg will make it. But Hanks won't be in it...Stevie has a new boy, and Tom is gonna have bills needing to be paid real soon.
Posted by: Marcus at June 19, 2005 10:58 PMI once saw a terrific video bite of a young osprey that got his talons caught in fish too big for him to carry out of the water. The fish ended up pulling the bird under. Great theatre out there.
Posted by: Dishonorable Schoolboy at June 27, 2005 4:08 PM