Friday, August 29, 2014

Using Forensics to Figure Out a Hawk Attack!

     Ms. Dietz's 2nd hour witnessed the aftermath of a hawk attack today. We were heading out to the garden to water the raised beds when a few students saw a pigeon staring at them. Ms. Dietz initially thought it was a fledgling learning to fly, but she was wrong. A student said the pigeon's wing looked injured. Luckily, the pigeon could still flutter to safety. Then, a student named Janine found pigeon  feathers AND a hawk feather. It was definitely an attack! When we checked on the pigeon again, it had flown to its nest, where we could hear its babies calling. It is a good thing for those babies their parent survived.