Gerald, I was going to mention Red Tailed Hawks as also being a bit less shy of humans, but I didn't have any example approaching yours!

Tom G


On Nov 25, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Gerald & Laura Tarbell wrote:

> Tom and all,
> 
> David Quammen doesn't like the word "tame". He prefers "Ecologically naive."
> Nonetheless, I experienced the ultimate today. I was taking a brief walk
> around the building where I work in Towson at lunch  I didn't notice the
> RED-TAILED HAWK  next to the walk eating a squirrel until I was right next
> to it - about 3' away. He looked up at me and then went right back to
> eating. And this was a full adult bird, probably a male. I looked out from
> our third floor conf room half an hour later and he was still down there
> chomping away.
> 
> As for the deer in Shenandoah, I can attest to that. Camped at Matthews Arm
> one year on a fishing trip and got up during the night to go. The restroom
> was diagonally across the road. Halfway across I literally bumped right into
> a doe. Had to shove it aside to get where I was going. Just glad it wasn't a
> bear. Mighta shoved back.
> 
> Jerry Tarbell
> Ecologically naive in Carroll County
> 
> 

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