FIERCE COMBAT
HAWKS IN STRUGGLE V : MOTORIST SURPRISED A motorist along the HamiltonTe Awamutu road noticed two hawks high in the air in front of him engaged in fierce -combat. lse stopped the car to watch developments. Soon one bird, getting away from its superior antagonist,, swooped out of the combat area straight toward the car, and actually fluttered in through.an open window to land on the floor beside the driver. The latter put his hand down to eject the unexpected intruder, when the bird sudden'tv revived and there
was a very exciting minute or tAA T o
Failing to get rid of the hawk, the motorist drove in to Te Awamutvi, where the bird was found to have suffered a broken wing and a broken leg.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 285, 21 March 1941, Page 5
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127FIERCE COMBAT Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 285, 21 March 1941, Page 5
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