Field Reports of the Weird

Virginia Hawk Found Grounded in Driveway, Diagnosis Is 'Too Darn Fat to Fly'

Animal rescuers in Virginia investigated a red-shouldered hawk that had parked itself in a resident's driveway and shown no interest in leaving. The verdict: the bird was, in their words, "too darn fat to fly." Apex predator status remains intact, but the aerodynamics have filed a complaint.