ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Kentucky Color: The Monkey Trap

By Billy Joe Fudge

Each day in the woods is another chance for new and different experiences. This one on the bank of a Denton Branch tributary, just East of Snake Creek Road, has to be right up there at the top of the "different" list!

I'm sure you've heard of the monkey trap. Put a banana in a jar and when the monkey grabs it, he can't get his fist back out of the jar. It looks like to me that this situation must be akin to that scenario.


From all appearances, I believe this Red tail hawk caught a squirrel just as the squirrel entered the hole. In his struggle to pull the squirrel back out of the hole, he slid down the ever narrowing crack and the rest is history.

I would hazard a guess that the prey died in the death grip of the predator's talons which was a more humane death than starvation.


This story was posted on 2022-03-30 10:27:22
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



Kentucky Color: The Monkey Trap, 1 of 2



2022-03-30 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge.
Billy Joe writes, "Each day in the woods is another chance for new and different experiences. This one on the bank of a Denton Branch tributary, just East of Snake Creek Road, has to be right up there at the top of the 'different' list!"

Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



Kentucky Color: The Monkey Trap, 2 of 2



2022-03-30 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge.
A closer look. Billy Joe writes, "From all appearances, I believe this Red tail hawk caught a squirrel just as the squirrel entered the hole. In his struggle to pull the squirrel back out of the hole, he slid down the ever narrowing crack and the rest is history."

Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.