Sad to report a death of a bird

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Hawk swoops on rare bird visitor

The swallow was spotted briefly before it was eaten.
Birdwatchers who gathered to see a rare swallow on the Angus coast were horrified when they saw it being snatched and eaten by a hungry hawk.
Twitchers headed for Lunan Bay as word spread that enthusiasts had discovered a bird so unusual that it was last seen in the area 20 years ago.

However, the red-rumped swallow, which is usually to be found in the southern Mediterranean, did not last long.

A sparrowhawk swooped and snatched the swallow from the roof of a building.

Mike Sawyer, a member of a Dundee group comprising RSPB members, said: "We were absolutely horrified. That's life I suppose."

RIP birdy

An RSPB spokesman added: "It's very unfortunate that it was devoured after such a short space of time, and before more people had seen it.

"Sparrowhawks do feed on small birds, and this one was probably not a great student of what is rare and what is not.

"Sadly, it is just one of those things."

 

[Moshe Gariani]

"Sadly, it is just one of those things."

how can he say that?

 

[Guinness Boy]

I really don't think this thread is going to fly. It's all too much to swallow after Dessiegate.

 

[seven stands]

and a pelican has eaten a pigeon


Families and tourists in a London park were left shocked when a pelican picked up and swallowed a pigeon.
The unusual wildlife spectacle in St James's Park was caught on camera by photographer Cathal McNaughton.

He said the Eastern White pelican had the unfortunate pigeon in its beak for more than 20 minutes before swallowing it whole.

An RSPB spokesman said: "It is almost unheard of for a pelican to eat a bird. Their diet should be strictly fish."

Mr McNaughton, from the Press Association, said: "The pelican was on the towpath preening itself, and there were a lot of tourists watching it.
"Then the bird got up and strolled along until it reached one of the pigeons, which it just grabbed in its beak.

"There was a bit of a struggle for about 20 minutes, with all these people watching. The pelican only opened its mouth a couple of times.

"Then it managed to get the pigeon to go head first down its throat. It was kicking and flapping the whole way down."

There are currently five pelicans living near Duck Island in St James's Park - four Eastern Whites and one Louisiana Brown.

Pelicans were introduced into the park during King Charles II's reign as a gift from the Russian ambassador

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Re: Re: Sad to report a death of a bird

how can he say that?

I know,....bastard. I can only think he opened his mouth and the words come out!

 

[Man of Harveys]

I really don't think this thread is going to fly. It's all too much to swallow after Dessiegate.

Frankly, it's birdbrained to post this at this difficult time for NSC

 

[seven stands]

i predict a piltdown man flounce coming up

 

[Moshe Gariani]

we can only look forward to a load of cheep puns...

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

i predict a piltdown man flounce coming up

Its building up, but I hope not to fall off my perch. i was nestling down to a good thread of sympathy

 

[seven stands]

Its building up, but I hope not to fall off my perch. i was nestling down to a good thread of sympathy

just dont get in a flap

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Its building up, but I hope not to fall off my perch. i was nestling down to a good thread of sympathy

PM winging its way to you... keep your pecker up

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

just dont get in a flap

I'll try not perhaps i'll just wing it

 

[Man of Harveys]

If this gets carried away, we could all be up in front of the BEAK

 

[Basil Fawlty]

At least he didn't die flapping.



*gets coat, walks towards the door. TAXI!*

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I just hope there's not a seed of doubt over this story, but i think the hawk is still hungry because one swallow doesn't make a supper

 

[seven stands]

took my bird to the vet because he was sick. The vet said I have bad news and good news. The bird has chirpees,the good news is that it is tweetable

 

[Moshe Gariani]

one swallow doesn't make a supper

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Thats it I'm off having had my feathers ruffled.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

At least he didn't die flapping.



*gets coat, walks towards the door. TAXI!*

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I been away 3hours 15 minutes and like Adams I decided to come back. Consider me un-flouced