Hi Bill -
At 06:33 PM 15/08/00 +1000, you wrote:
>I recently posted a note about being 'buzzed' a coupleof weeks back by a
>large, tight flock of pigeons in some woodland
I am just wondering if the answer could be something like an originally
fairly loose flock of pigeons (racing pigeons?) being spooked by the sight
of a raptor, maybe even a stooping peregrine, and diving (and tightening
up) into the forest or woodland below for cover. It is difficult to
understand why else a flock would fly at speed beneath (which must pose
collision hazards) rather than above the canopy.
Cheers,
Hugo
Hugo Phillipps
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