Giant Hawk Kills Power on Cape Cod

 

Giant Hawk Kills Power on Cape Cod!

by Bill Russo

Power outages and Cape Cod are not strangers to each other. Usually it's a storm that causes the lights to go out. In 2018, a tornado did it...but in 2020, the summer of the Virus, on the tiny outer Cape Cod town of Wellfleet, the electricity fell victim to a Sea Hawk with a seven foot wing span.

It happened in Mid August and 8000 people in Wellfleet and a few in Provincetown were affected by the attack of the hawk, also known as an Osprey.

Actually what happened was that a pair of the enterprising hawks decided to build one of their enormous nests right on top of some critical equipment.

Good news...the power was restored and Mr. and Mrs. Sea Hawk were relocated unharmed. And no electrical workers were harmed in the move!

Note the difference in the size of the nest and the bird. Those hawks aren't happy unless they have a mansion for a home!

This is not the actual nest. This is a file photo we used from Wikipedia to show you how enormous the nest is compared to the size of the Sea Hawk. The bird is two feet long with a seven foot wingspan. They eat live fish, but cannot dive under water more than three feet....so if you ever see one diving at you, get to the bottom of the sea as quickly as you can!

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Bill Russo, best known for his appearance on Monsters and Mysteries in America on Destination America, and in the Bridgewater Triangle Documentary; is the author of more than four dozen books and shorts stories, available on all major bookselling sites such as Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble and more.  Much of his work is FREE on Smashwords.  

He is also the producer, writer, director, and sometimes performer in the free podcast,

Bill Russo's Short Story Theater.

The program is currently in its second season with more than 40 episodes available for listening on all podcast sites from Apple to Zebra, World-wide.

The original audio play of 'Sherlock Holmes on Cape Cod' has had thousands of listeners and even drew high praise from a Sherlock Holmes society based in London. Google Bill Russo's Short Story Theater, Sherlock Holmes on Cape Cod, to listen for free. https://www.spreaker.com/user/11578348/sherlock-holmes-on-cape-cod