| Re: Remembering the poetry of erstwhile poster Van Bagnol
On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:07:29 GMT, "nash"
<zwepytzkehillc9@jetable.net> wrote:
>
>"Tom Keats" <tkeats2005@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:2j2une.sbt.ln@bud.garden.local...
>> In article <XEuoh.350731$Fi1.43707@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
>> "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>>>
>>> "Tom Keats" wrote: (clip) That's the work
>>>> of the Ratchet Owl[*]. They grasp the top of the tree
>>>> in their beak, and fly around in tight little circles
>>>> until the tree is irrecoverably mangled. (clip)
>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> That's a commonly held belief among those who don't know much about owls.
>>> In actuality, since an owl is able to turn its head completely around an
>>> unlimited number of times, they are able to twist young trees without
>>> flying
>>> in circles. This is why they are called "ratchet owls." If they had to
>>> fly
>>> in circles, they would probably be called "box wrench owls."
>>
>> That's so reasonable, it's gotta be true ;-)
>> Thanks for the edification.
>>
>>
>> cheers,
>> Tom
>>
>
>Why do they twist the top of trees?
>
To make fancy walking sticks.
--
zk
|