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Skriven 2012-10-20 06:14:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av NANCY BACKUS
Ärende: Real Chicken
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-=> NANCY BACKUS wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 NB>> Actually, I rarely see any birds as roadkill... the occasional pigeon,
 NB>> maybe.  On city streets, it's usually squirrels; in more suburban/rural
 NB>> areas, other small animals such as groundhogs, skunks, cats, foxes,
 NB>> raccoons, possums are most common... and along the highways, also deer.

 DD> Dead birds are not so common as small furry things - like raccoons,
 DD> possums, coyotes, foxes, house pets, skunks, etc. along the highways
 DD> and squirrels in town. But, we have a fairly large population of
 DD> raptors which perch on highway signs, etc. searching for prey. And a
 DD> surprising number of them become feathered explosions or speed bumps.
 DD> Not as many deaders as I see Bambis - but, enough to remark on.

 NB> We have mostly hawks of that sort... but I don't think I've ever seen
 NB> any of them meet their demise that way.  Dunno if ours are more
 NB> cautious, have better eyesight etc, or what... maybe less traffic...?

I actually saw a feathered raptor get his lunch eaten for him one day ... by
the pickup truck ahead of me. Something small and furry flashed across the
pavement in front of the pickup and right behind was Mr. Raptor already
mentally tasting its lunch. Ooooops. Big feathery explosion. End of chase.

I have also seen two or more red-wing blackbirds knocking six bells out of
hawks which invaded their territory. Said hawks being bigger than a dozen of
the much small blackbirds. You'd think the hawk would ignore them as minor
nuisances. But, I have always seen them fleeing and striving for altitude
whilst being dive-bombed by the smaller birds.

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      Title: Blackbird
 Categories: Booze, Citrus, Fruits
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      4    Blackberries
      4    Lemon verbena leaves, plus 1
           - sprig
    3/4 oz Simple Syrup
           Ice
  1 1/2 oz Gin
    1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
      1 oz Chilled club soda
 
  "When I make my drinks, I look to the kitchen, particularly to the
  pastry chef," says bar manager Kristen Johnson. "The fruit and herbs
  that are at the farmers' market go into her desserts; those same
  things show up in my cocktails." Lantern • Chapel Hill, NC
  
  In a cocktail shaker, muddle the blackberries with the lemon verbena
  leaves and Simple Syrup. Add ice and the gin and lime juice. Shake
  well and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Stir in the club soda
  and garnish with the lemon verbena sprig
  
  http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes
  
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