The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
FISH rtTCHING BIRDS CitGHr.
An Osprey That Tackled a PorpOise and
Couldn't Get AWAY.

q WAS going 10 say that was a bully
article in Sundays SrS about the birds
who SO fishing said the outdoor man.
but since that expressive adjective
bully seems to have been worked 20
death shall amend my appreciation
by simply remarking that 1t displayed
a most intimate knowledge OF the habits
OF certain kinds Of birds that have come
under my observation was par'iri-
larry Interested in the descriptions Of how
the fish hawks and the various memb- =
OF the crane family do their fishing
As hav" spent nearly all my winters
in Florida for the last ten wears / have
had AMPLE time to study tn. habits Of 'ha
birds that feed on salt water 6sh The
bridg" at Port Orange. which IL Just a
mile IN extent where IL spans IN" HaI'1I
Rive. separated from the ocean JrT
by strIp ~ sand scarcely a quarter "
mil" in width affords IA fine point II oh
servation for anv one who IL interested
IN tho habits of the aquatic birds
Schools Of porDoi~eS ara constantly
passing with the tide through th, draw.
for tn" inlet at Mesquite hghthoI~" IL
only I'VE or -iy miles away II - not m
uncommon thing to -ec a hungry usgr'v
pounc" upon "a huge porpoi~e. zen ntnE
one ~ "a toy spaniel attacking "A ~ Ber'
nard Naturally the effort - fTn@
hut on" dav ! was amazed ro $3.50 IN" ~
these feath"r"d giutt"ns land mon ~,
back Of porpOIS.' and put ny tn"l
fight For moment tho wat Va
dashed 70 foam. and then the great '>1
disappeared beneath the surfar' e ~
water. carrying his cantor with h.n
The bridge tender had also wItr..--si ne
occurrence Did YOU 80" thai .i.Iei.
II often happens. he SAIL ne
eagle hIries his talonr in the ba', u ne
porpoise and cant get '"m ont aEhn
GENERALLY when fish hawk pr an cage
hits "A rorpoI-s TN" fllnn- GID" - ~
cnilse IN" hid" 81 the fish - 80 'nhsh,
hut occasionally YOU 80 one &C. '~lnpei
just a@ that r. How was
What will happen asked
TIL" chances ara IN" p"r'rri-" w
die. said the bridge tauder W." s'N
under water ill h" browns 'h' "tl,.
hut he won't l." able IN get rit ~ ~.
carcass dom know why. t.. i"Li
porpOi-es ar" found with uir! 10 Avs
stuCl. IN their backs
II hav" no personal kn0w'''L" ~ w.
1Rct' | only have tn" lrid ?" 'aDH'. TyI'
for IL. but | know him 20 o." '-i'h'.
man. But ! can vuuch Tor .N7,.'
thing | saw with my own "'-"- 'rt'H w.
bridge AZ Port Ornng" Ih- WI .'
than h" drowning 10 a Gran" nE OH -
Tn" llniiTRN NJ Ihi= point Dc .N WI
Oyster beds. and this pIr'i.
being in his chronic stat" ut b ger
standing on one Of them wII..-- IW
STRAY mull"t To com" along f'.-' Nv
obiglng mull"t put ~ aU .tr'L
the tide had risen IA n point ~' ,gn
patient cranes body. lud '." "F-F
fe!' pretty fri-kv ono &C 3d..
his sf"Il and grabbed th"cra.' 'A-
Thl' was a novel cxparIHu.'' '.- Pa" " ,
and h9 naturally kicked. hu' '" H'V.
kicked the harder th.' uv-''r ...N -,
In fact. tho bivnly" held -p '.-. ''h, r
tide cam" IN and completely r'T -.
bird. drowning Il in plain -iI..r ia
~ p"rSOns who saw til" trl-.H'H .s''' I'd"
bridge ~,
This hhpr"ned about . m ~,
morning La" In the If'"r ... -,
tho It'd" had veCeded the .' 'r, ~.
waded Ou1 70 IN" Oyster hIr '''.'IJ
bird dead The oyster --I 90 H'I,
the lznfortunat" "Tln"'- foo. ..' N''
Jet go iili IL had boon tor, 'r.'n - -
bed Thus both pcrishcd 10 M
marine tragedy