December 8, 2007 Plucking

xoxoxoBruce · 12-08-2007, 09:54 PM

From http://curiousphotos.blogspot.com/20...pity-bird.html
That's gotta hurt.

busterb · 12-08-2007, 10:23 PM

Wonder why the hawk left the job unfinished? A sea gull?

ZenGum · 12-08-2007, 10:28 PM

Euowwwwch!!

Darn, Bruce, could you put a "warning: graphic" in the title? That isn't pretty. Yeah, I know, nature, red in tooth and claw (or beak and talon as the case may be), but give us warning.

So ...What Bird Is That?
And please don't say bald-necked seagull ('cause I already did).
Seagull Vs ... ?? Hawk? Osprey? Lesser Spotted Bad-ass Mo-Fo?

LJ · 12-08-2007, 10:36 PM

the first raptor is a falcon.

but if youre wondering why it left the scene.....click bruce's link......there's a picture of a hawk towards the end......i guess that bald necked pigeon didnt live that long after the falcon attack

predatormc · 12-09-2007, 04:27 AM

I believe the first bird is a Peregrine Falcon (or a "Duck hawk" in the US). The second bird i'm not too sure. It looks a lot like a Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), but they aren't found in the USA. The location could be almost anywhere.

If those pictures are real it's amazing the common gull is still alive, although I doubt it would be for long.

Spectacle · 12-09-2007, 04:32 AM

I wonder how it can survive. It doesn't even look like there is any muscle mass, it looks like bone.

classicman · 12-09-2007, 10:08 AM

Something doesn't seem right in the photos on the site. The 8th pic down is of what appears to be a totally different predatory bird. The markings look very different.

ZenGum · 12-09-2007, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

Something doesn't seem right in the photos on the site. The 8th pic down is of what appears to be a totally different predatory bird. The markings look very different.

That is the point that Predatormc is making.
The story seems to be, the first predator (peregrine falcon) attacked the seagul, got it to earth and was half way through finishing it off when the second, bigger meaner predator showed up and scared the peregrine off. Presumably the bigger bird then dined on the rapidly expiring gull.

I'm still amazed that the gull is standing. It's neck has been savaged, yet apparently the crucial blood vessels are intact. I guess Steven isn't the only tough Seagull about...

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2007, 11:51 AM

The real world finally put an end to that hippie, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, crap.

classicman · 12-09-2007, 12:05 PM

I'm just not buyin it.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2007, 12:07 PM

Sorry, no refunds.

classicman · 12-09-2007, 12:09 PM

But I have my receipt!

Sundae · 12-09-2007, 12:55 PM

Horrible.

I can deal with animals being eaten, but I don't like to think of them suffering. Very pleased it was polished off quickly.

Sheldonrs · 12-09-2007, 01:33 PM

Good thing the seagull didn't asked for a Brazillian wax.

ViennaWaits · 12-14-2007, 05:14 PM

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Lesser Spotted Bad-ass Mo-Fo?

ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
That made my day. Fabulous.

12-08-2007, 09:54 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	December 8, 2007 Plucking From http://curiousphotos.blogspot.com/20...pity-bird.html That's gotta hurt. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-08-2007, 10:23 PM	#2
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Wonder why the hawk left the job unfinished? A sea gull? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

12-08-2007, 10:28 PM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Euowwwwch!! Darn, Bruce, could you put a "warning: graphic" in the title? That isn't pretty. Yeah, I know, nature, red in tooth and claw (or beak and talon as the case may be), but give us warning. So ...What Bird Is That? And please don't say bald-necked seagull ('cause I already did). Seagull Vs ... ?? Hawk? Osprey? Lesser Spotted Bad-ass Mo-Fo? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-08-2007, 10:36 PM	#4
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	the first raptor is a falcon. but if youre wondering why it left the scene.....click bruce's link......there's a picture of a hawk towards the end......i guess that bald necked pigeon didnt live that long after the falcon attack __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

12-09-2007, 04:32 AM	#6
Spectacle Observing the Wine Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 85	I wonder how it can survive. It doesn't even look like there is any muscle mass, it looks like bone. __________________ I see.

12-09-2007, 04:27 AM	#5
predatormc The mug rack at the End of the World. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 5	I believe the first bird is a Peregrine Falcon (or a "Duck hawk" in the US). The second bird i'm not too sure. It looks a lot like a Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), but they aren't found in the USA. The location could be almost anywhere. If those pictures are real it's amazing the common gull is still alive, although I doubt it would be for long.

12-09-2007, 10:08 AM	#7
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Something doesn't seem right in the photos on the site. The 8th pic down is of what appears to be a totally different predatory bird. The markings look very different. Attached Images

12-09-2007, 11:51 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The real world finally put an end to that hippie, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, crap. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2007, 12:05 PM	#10
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm just not buyin it.

12-09-2007, 12:07 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sorry, no refunds. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2007, 12:09 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	But I have my receipt!

12-09-2007, 12:55 PM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Horrible. I can deal with animals being eaten, but I don't like to think of them suffering. Very pleased it was polished off quickly. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-09-2007, 01:33 PM	#14
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Good thing the seagull didn't asked for a Brazillian wax. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

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