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Re: Mythbusters

Subject: Re: Mythbusters
From: "Kevin Colver" kjcolver
Date: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:57 am ((PDT))
Well said Paul.  BTW, I think that Red-tailed Hawk was the Wilhelm  
subspecies.

Kevin J Colver
Soundscapes for Birders - a Podcast of Natural Sounds
www.7Loons.com




On Oct 9, 2010, at 9:22 PM, PaulD wrote:

> I'm sure this link has been posted here before: 
> http://www.filmsound.org/cliche/
>
> Essentially, in cinema sound:
>
> all raptors are Red Tailed Hawks
> all owls are Great Horned Owls
> all frogs are Pacific Chorus Frogs
>
> What a sad lack of biodiversity.
>
> --- In  "kjcolver" <>  
> wrote:
> >
> > I posted the following to Mythbusters, let's see if they will  
> accept the challenge:
> >
> > In a Mythbusters episode about bloodhound dogs identifying a  
> person, the show flashed a clip of a Turkey Vulture flying overhead  
> with the accompanying sound of a Red-tailed Hawk scream. Many movies  
> and TV shows have associated the Hawk's vocal alarm call with  
> Vultures, Golden Eagles, and Bald Eagles.
> >
> > So, here is the myth: Can all these birds, including the Turkey  
> Vulture that doesn't even have a voice, really scream exactly the  
> same as the Red-tailed Hawk????
> >
> > I bet your myth with be BUSTED!
> >
> > Kevin Colver
> >
> > www.7Loons.com
> >
>
>
> 










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