Yesterday Sandy and I went to the Raptor center in Quechee VT. They had some huge birds of prey there. Lots of different kinds of owls, raven, and eagles (including 2 bald eagles which are fucking huge!) All the birds there are permantely disabled in some way that prevents them from being release out in the wild. But the question I had was this, where do they get the name "birds of prey"? That seems to imply that they are prey, which clearly they aren't. I thought it would be more appropriate to call them "birds of predation", or even "birds that can totally kick your ass". Oh well, hehe