http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/mrtg/archive/tags/murder/default.aspxTags: murderenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/mrtg/archive/2008/12/28/happy-friggin-holidays.aspxSun, 28 Dec 2008 21:56:00 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:322341Marco C13http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/mrtg/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=322341http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/mrtg/archive/2008/12/28/happy-friggin-holidays.aspx#comments<p>Although the Holiday Season is supposed to be a time for celebration and for reconnecting with family and friends, a few tragic stories inevitably come to pass. I&#39;m sure many of you have read the news recently and are well aware of some of the ugliness that went down over the past few days. But I never thought something as terrible as a murder would take place right in my own back yard during the holidays.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><img alt="" src="http://hothardware.com/cs/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.21.20/hawk_2D00_pigeon.jpg" /><br /> <em><strong>He Never Saw It Coming...</strong></em></p> <p>My wife and I are both animal lovers. We keep a couple of bird feeders out year-round and also feed the squirrels, chipmunks, and other assorted furry creatures through the winter, so the yard is usually filled with an abundance of animals and birds. Once in a while, an opportunistic predator will take advantage of our situation though, and use our backyard as an all you can eat buffet.</p> <p>Today, an unfortunate pigeon got whacked by a hungry <strike>Red-Tail</strike> Cooper&#39;s Hawk. I grabbed the camera and snapped off a few shots of the carnage to keep for evidence, just in case the authorities come snooping around.<br /> &nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://hothardware.com/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=322341" width="1" height="1">hawkmurderpigeon