Alasgun":1t1d8ij4 said:
My sentiments exactly. Aren't seahawks those things we shoot off the buoys?
Just try to find a real seahawk
The hunt could prove fruitless. The Seattle Seahawks make do with an African augur hawk.By Rich Myhre
Herald Writer
From the image on the players' helmets, a seahawk appears to be fierce, proud and resolute, much like the National Football League team it represents.
Photo courtesy of Marc McClintock
That bird that flies around Qwest Field during games is actually an augur hawk, native to Africa.
In fact, a real seahawk is none of those things.
Because, you see, there is no real seahawk.
That's right, Seattle's mascot is a bird that does not exist.
Throughout North America, there are plenty of species of hawks - black hawks, gray hawk, red-tailed hawks, red-shouldered hawks and broad-winged hawks, to name a few - just as the Pacific Northwest has an abundance of indigenous seabirds.
But a seahawk? Nope.
Not here, not anywhere.
What about the bird that flies around Qwest Field during Seahawk home games? Actually an augur hawk, native to the highlands of east Africa - far from the nearest seashore.