We're these cyclists just riding along? Were the, perchance, off thier bikes near the tree line when the attacks occurred? How close is the tree line to the road in this area?
Raptors are extremely aggressive when it comes to defending thier nests. The do not care for and are seldom frightened by other animals and humans. Though the level of iminent threat to the hawk's nest presented by cyclists traveling down the road would seem almost non-existant, it is extremely likely that the attacks were, in fact, in defense of a nest. The color of the helmets are unlikely to be the sole reasons for the attacks. It is possbile that if the helmets were red, yellow, orange or any combination thereof that the hawk may have been further agitated by association to other birds -it's just not very likely. It takes around 45 days for the young to fledge afterwhich the hawk should become less agitated less easily. Folks my seriously want to consider avoiding that strech of raod for 30-45 days. If people insist on riding through there anyway I would urge non-helmet wearers to strap one on -glasses wouldn't be a bad idea either. -Martin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
