Originally posted by storch
. however birds of prey do not flock.
Hehe, some do Storch. As previously mentioned, Harris' hawks do. So do Swainson's hawks. Flocks of Swainson's hawks are called "kettles". As in "I saw a kettle of Swainson's hawks." Some kettles (flocks) of Swainson's hawks have been recorded with more than 500 birds.
Other birds of prey that hunt as a group (flock) would be the Zone-tailed hawk, and the Eleonora's falcons. Also, it is not uncommon to find mated pairs of a variety of other raptors joining forces in the quest for prey.
Your argument would be more valid if it had some truth to it. Right now it's as truthful as if you were saying "hawks don't fly", or "storks are supreme aerial warriors", or "the earth is flat".
I know you can do better!
Your argument would be much more entertaining if it had a ring of truth to it! It wouldn't sound so much like an ignorant rant. It's hard to get people to follow your lead if they think you're a fool. At least fake it, and make it sound like you know what you're talking about!
Might I suggest that you could argue that the respective branches of the BoP's don't use attack strategies appropriate to their namesake? Birds of prey really only utilize 8 different attack strategies (one of which is "hunting in groups", unfortunately for your argument). For example, do the accipiters actually attack in an accipitrine manner?
The obvious downside to that would be that they could argue that you don't attack like a storch should either... Also, I believe storks are mute, and only communicate by clacking their bills, etc. Do you accurately follow that example?
MtnMan
BTW- I really don't know any of the BoP's any more than I know you. Just tryin' to help you out a bit! Gotta root for the underdog, right?