Hawks like this can be subdivided into different classes. For example, hawks can be accipiters or buteos. Today's hawk is either an accipiter (Cooper's or Sharp-shinned), or it's a buteo (Broad-winged). Quite frankly, I have no idea what the difference is between a buteo and an accipiter, other than accipiter comes first alphabetically. I have no idea what I've photographed, even after consulting a bird book. I am, however, not ashamed of my ignorance.
As hawkie is not flying, it's hard to tell if it has broad wings, and I'll be damned if I can tell you whether its shins are sharp, whatever that means. A cooper makes wooden staved vessels, so that reference is lost on me. For that matter, what's 'staved' mean? You can see where this is going, right? It's going down a dark rabbit hole with side tunnels.
How do you get yourself in these predicaments, Ian?
Curiosity, that's how. I'm curious, but I'm not overly curious. I'll dig into something, but I rarely get to the bottom of anything. My curiosity often headbutts my sense of efficiency. For example, I know a number of birders who could tell me what kind of a hawk I photographed. All I would have to do would be to e-mail them the pictures. I'd likely get a response within minutes because birdwatchers don't have much else going on in their lives.
Even more troublesome, my curiosity and my sense of efficiency are often t-boned by my AAADD (advanced adult attention def......). Whatever.
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