December 8, 2007 Plucking

From http://curiousphotos.blogspot.com/2007/12/pity-bird.html
That's gotta hurt.

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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

classicman;414773 wrote:

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...

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

I'm just not buyin it.

Sorry, no refunds.

But I have my receipt!

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.

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

Lesser Spotted Bad-ass Mo-Fo?

ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
That made my day. Fabulous.

If a chicken can live 18 months without a head, I don't see why this bird wouldn't do just fine with a minor flesh wound on its neck.