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/
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> Essentially, in cinema sound:
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> 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:
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> > 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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