Hawk, Mont
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In spite of research, the origin of the name “Hawk Mountain” seems obscured by time. It is the traditional name for a mountain that presumably is, or once was, the habitat of these birds of prey. The Living Webster designates hawks as any of the daytime bird of prey of the family Accipitrinae, Falconinae or Buteoninae. The first sub-species, Accipitrinae, includes mostly sparrow hawks; the second, Falconinae, the falcons; the third, Buteoninae, hawks and eagles. All of these are raptors and birds of prey. These are mainly woodland birds with long tails and high visual acuity. They hunt alone, by sudden flight from a concealed perch.
Hawk Mountain's flanks are rocky outcroppings – the ideal habitat for the numerous raptors seen soaring in solitary flight in the skies of Potton, searching for prey. Hawk Mountain stands in lonely splendour and dominates its surroundings. Could this be the reason for the name?
Nous n’avons pas obtenu jusqu’à présent l’origine de cette appellation. Selon The Living Webster, ce terme désigne any of the daytime bird of prey of the family Accipitrinae, Falconinae or Buteoninae. Ils sont, selon Peterson, de la famille des Accipitridés. La première sous-famille Accipitrinae, comprend surtout les éperviers, la seconde Falconinae, les faucons, la troisième Buteoninae les buses et les aigles. Tous ces oiseaux ont en commun d’être des rapaces ou oiseaux de proie. Nous les appercevons, souvent en seul, qui tournoient dans le ciel de Potton cherchant leur proie. Cette montagne est solitaire et domine les champs qui l’entoure. Est-ce l’origine de son nom ?[1]
[1] Source : The living webster- Encyclopedic dictionary of the english language, The english-language institute of America, Chicago, first edition, MCMLXXI, p. 443; Roger Tory Peterson, Les oiseaux de l’est de l’Amérique du Nord.
- Titre
- Hawk, Mont
- Thème
- Birds | Oiseaux
- Identifiant
- PN-H-06
- Collections
- Toponymie | Place Names of Potton and More