Nighthawks in American Lit.

[Ptah]

From
Desert Solitaire

A Season in the wilderness

Edward Abbey:

This is the time, in these semihumid August evenings
After rain, when a few nighthawks will leave their day-
time hiding places to climb and circle and dive through
the air, feeding on high-flying insect life invisible from
the ground. Of the genus Chordeiles, elated to the night-
jar and the goatsucker {most birds have fantastic names},
the nighthawks resemble in size and conformation the
swallow rather than the hawk, while in their style of
flight, constantly swooping and darting, they are also like
bats. Now and then a nighthawk, high in the air, will
fold wings and plunge earthward; the noise of the wind
rushing through its feathers when the bird extends wings
and pulls out of the dive is like a distant roar, a bovine
bellow. And so, among its many other names, the night-
hawk Chordeiles minor is also called a bullbat, at least
in the Southwest."

On edit: add pic:

[Ptah]

1. Am I the only nighthawk left?

:shrug:

[texanwitch]

2. I am still up for a little while.

:hi:

[Ptah]

3. I think it was about eight months ago, when the Nighthawks were hot

I was reading this book again,{for the fifth time}
and the DU Nighthawks were cooking.

Ah, the good old days.

:hi:

On Edit: Spelling is not my strong suit.

[texanwitch]

5. I miss the NIghthawks thread.

I guess many have a early day tomorrow.

I am finishing up the last of the briskets, BBQed 8, plus other meat.

Just a few more hours and then to bed.

[Ptah]

7. I had a kitchen day myself.

I made enough enchiladas and rice to
freeze twelve dinners.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm BBQ, drooooooooooooool.

[texanwitch]

11. I love enchilades.

My neighbor would make them, she had now passed away.

What kind did you make.

[Ptah]

12. My standard, green chicken enchiladas.

[texanwitch]

13. Looks good, and I didn't eat much today.

:9

[Ptah]

14. When I get the Internets Tubes working correctly

I won't be able to present you with Ptah' Enchiladas.

Until then, you are on your own; good luck

[texanwitch]

15. Can't wait.

I ate light yesterday because of the large amounts of food I will eat today.

We are having neighborhood picnic, everybody bring something.

Just thinking about it make me crazy.

[qnr]

4. I tend to avoid these, but I'm honoring your DU this thread request :) n/t

[Ptah]

8. Your good manners are welcome.

Thank you, qnr

[qnr]

9. My pleasure sir n/t

[fizzgig]

6. one of my all time favorite books

and the only one i ever stole from a high school english class. far superior to 'walden' IMHO

[Ptah]

10. I think The Monkey Wrench Gang is much more powerful.

Did you 'Steal This Book' ?

[fizzgig]

16. i've not read the monkey wrench gang

i think there's been a copy floating around at my father's house for years and yet, for some inexcusable reason, i haven't read it yet

[Ptah]

17. Hayduke lives!

I hope you find the time to read it.

[xchrom]

18. i've come to think that may be the greatest

american painting.