pronoun walking eagle

ANTHONY APPLEYARD a.appleyard at btinternet.com
Fri Oct 20 22:26:16 UTC 2006


--- Henry Kammler <h.kammler at em.uni-frankfurt.de> wrote:
>... For "Walking Eagle" I would vaguely guess Nenemilizcuauhtli.
> ...An eagle that walks doesn't look majestic at all, lumping, swaying
> from side to side. In Native North America the "Walking Eagle"-name
> is a running joke, a name that would be given to non-native
> politicians in fake "adoption" ceremonies. ...

Birds of prey (except vultures) are usually awkward when walking on the
ground because of their talons. It is a bit like a scuba diver on land
trying to walk in fins. Ask on http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/ .

Citlalyani.

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