Rats!

WhyFi wrote: I posted a link to the story some posts back - the hawk swooped down on a dog running though the shrubs - it was a small dog that the hawk had mistaken for a rodent.

yea. but. isn't a rat just as a big a threat to a small dog. if not more so
judging by the number and ginormous size of rats we have?

if you're a small dog owner, you'd need to get it a costume whenever you're walking in the big green place

like maybe a hat with big gigantic plumage. like a rooster. or a peacock
so the dog would appear HUGE to the hawk.
i bet you small dogs would like wearing this even outside the park

or just allow all small dogs to carry guns in the park.
that would solve everything...

WhyFi wrote: Oh no, Q, don't get me wrong - I'm all for hawks! I've loved 'em since I was a kid - shit, if I could be a falconer...

I was clarifying for BP, who had asked if a hawk had attacked a person in Bryant Park, as if there might be a similar danger in PP.

the Audubon people should release 50 mating pairs of hawks in the big green place
and issue gun permits to all dogs under 10 lbs

I haven't noticed the rats as much as I've noticed the freakish amount of BATS in the park at dusk. i guess they have a way of bringing my attention away from the ground.

On Saturday around 8 PM as I walked up Union Street to 8th Avenue, a large rat dashed in front of me. I was amused to see a big fat rat that close.

On the plus side, I've also seen a lot more rabbits in the park and also those birds with yellow on their heads

Carnivore wrote: [quote=steve]On the plus side, I've also seen a lot more rabbits in the park and also those birds with yellow on their heads

That's because quijibo's unleashed dog pissed on them.

well, that's better than the time I got busted for pissing on the swans! :twisted: