Saw your "Bareback" picture on the internet, man o man, you are famous! Sent the link to my better half and she wants to know what you used to take that picture....well actually she's dejected that she can't afford a rig like you must have been using, so _I_ wanna know so I can drop a hint to Santa, iffen ya know what I mean.....
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Pat—Whilst birding with Rich Stallcup in Yosemite, I witnessed a Western Kingbird riding piggy-back upon a Common Raven for the time it took the Raven to flee the Kingbird's nest site and cross the Merced River. Kingbird hammered back of Raven's head the distance.
Thats very common here in Puerto Rico... The king bird is called Pitirre and the red Tail Hawk - Guaraguao. There's a say: Cada Guaraguao tiene su pitirre. Every Red Tail Hawk has his king bird.
My name is Powell Ettinger, i am the editor of the web based wildlife magazine, www.wildlifeextra.com. We are hoping to be able to use your images of the Kingbird attacking the hawk as our readers would love to see the pictures, would that be OK?
I have an uncle, Bill Gaines - he currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, but we were both born in Red River County, Texas - Clarksville. My Grandmother, Mary Limbock, married Raymond Gaines (both in heaven now) and had Uncle Bill, mother's half-brother. I know we are not "blood" so to speak, but I wouldn't trade my Papa Raymond Gaines for nothing! And, I have cousins that are half-blood cousins, and they are Gaines. Hope this isn't confusing. Steve Gaines and Kim Gaines (my 2 cousins) live in San Antonio, Texas. There are more Gaines' around - but would have to find out from Uncle Bill where they are. I know some are still in Red River County.