A 13-year old Boston schoolgirl was attacked by a red-tailed hawk during a tour at Fenway Park. Apparently A-Rod (her name is Alexa Rodriquez!) spooked the mama bird and got a little too close to her nest. The girl had a few scratches on her head but was more scared than hurt. You all know my run-ins with deer on the roadways...although usually they run into me! And when I was little, my Grandma's rooster liked to chase me around the yard. Good thing my Dad had big ol' boots! Kerrigan got a bug bite yesterday but never saw it coming. Lots of you folks have had close encounters of the animal kind...and believe me, it's not a Disney movie! Here's one of my favorite videos of "attacking fish!"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6cieX6F5fLw

Makes fishing easy, eh?

--Nancy