That reminds me. There have been stories in the British press about seagulls carrying away a small dog, I for one think they are unlikely to be true because they’d have to use their beaks to pick him up by the scruff of the neck! Classic “silly season” stories, although its’s been silly season here since 2016.
some people need to generate more news I suppose. Gulls do not do that sort of thing.
I thought not.
Gulls are not raptors,they scavenge.
Well, that just proves it. It was just a silly story. Now, if it had been some chips or a pasty that would have been different.
pasty? What is that Emma?
Lol! Dont you have them in Canada? It’s a cornish thing. A meat filing in a pastry casing, with a nice thick edge to it. Originallly made for tin miners in the C17th. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasty
we do have them but I don’t think thats what they are called over here? They could be,but not sure? That term sounds like it originated there.
We have these things called “Samosa’s”. About the same thing I believe. It may be a Jamaican dish?
Samosas I think are part of Indian food and are fried and spicy. Pasties are from Cornwall and are blander affair with more pastry and are cooked. A bigger and heavier thing.
yes,thats where they come from. We get those but not your pasties.
I checked with a friend who knows more about birds. This is what he said …..
“They will take anything small enough to get down their gullet, such as birds. This gull probably dropped the poor dog on some rocks to kill it and then devoured it. The dog would have been very small.”
So it appears that this incident probably did happen but would still be a rare situation.
no offence to your poor kitty Jacquie but why would they go for KD when they have steak all around them?
Our coastal eagles are very well fed because of living beside the worlds largest supermarket…..the ocean!
Eagles further inland who cannot visit the supermarket might be so inclined if they cannot find enough food in the pantry.
Soon it will be salmon season and the bears and eagles will be filling their faces on salmon and you’ll be filling your blog posts with photos of them doing so.
I hope so! We’ll see how it all unfolds this year?
Good eatin’ and good picture-takin’ when it happens!
It all depends on the weather? Great weather means I can get my shots but If the rains come early I’m screwed! Overcast conditions,poor lighting does not make me a happy camper!
Hopefully you don’t have as much rain as last year – it seemed like you had a lot of storms – rain is bad enough but storms to boot is not nice.
rain/wind storms are part of this geographic area I suppose. Its the roll of the dice to be honest!
Hopefully no whopper storms where you’re left in the dark. At least no one has to water for a few days and you said you needed the rain to thwart wildfires.
Woah! Powerful! Both your photo …. and your caption! 👏❤️😁
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Dinnertime! ;)
yep,she just loves fresh fish!
Such powerful claws!
Ethel’s talons could lift a small dog!
That reminds me. There have been stories in the British press about seagulls carrying away a small dog, I for one think they are unlikely to be true because they’d have to use their beaks to pick him up by the scruff of the neck! Classic “silly season” stories, although its’s been silly season here since 2016.
some people need to generate more news I suppose. Gulls do not do that sort of thing.
I thought not.
Gulls are not raptors,they scavenge.
Well, that just proves it. It was just a silly story. Now, if it had been some chips or a pasty that would have been different.
pasty? What is that Emma?
Lol! Dont you have them in Canada? It’s a cornish thing. A meat filing in a pastry casing, with a nice thick edge to it. Originallly made for tin miners in the C17th. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasty
we do have them but I don’t think thats what they are called over here? They could be,but not sure? That term sounds like it originated there.
We have these things called “Samosa’s”. About the same thing I believe. It may be a Jamaican dish?
Samosas I think are part of Indian food and are fried and spicy. Pasties are from Cornwall and are blander affair with more pastry and are cooked. A bigger and heavier thing.
yes,thats where they come from. We get those but not your pasties.
I checked with a friend who knows more about birds. This is what he said …..
“They will take anything small enough to get down their gullet, such as birds. This gull probably dropped the poor dog on some rocks to kill it and then devoured it. The dog would have been very small.”
So it appears that this incident probably did happen but would still be a rare situation.
Oh no! That’s terrible news for the small dog.
yes,poor thing!
I’ll bet she wouldn’t share. Would you?
My mother taught me to always share Robbie…….besides they have the biggest supermarket in the world to shop at!
I watch the skies for eagles in case they decide my poor kitty should be on the menu!
no offence to your poor kitty Jacquie but why would they go for KD when they have steak all around them?
Our coastal eagles are very well fed because of living beside the worlds largest supermarket…..the ocean!
Eagles further inland who cannot visit the supermarket might be so inclined if they cannot find enough food in the pantry.
Lol, that’s a good way of putting it :)
Wow! Awesome capture.
thanks Cindy,she never shares!
What a stunning picture!
Thank you,I must of gotten her good side!
Nice capture! She looks very intent on taking care of business.
she’s never been one to share. I’ve even seen her steal a fish from poor old Ernie on occasion!
And maybe Ethel would like chips with that cod?
naww…….she’s more into the meat…….no potatoes!
Soon it will be salmon season and the bears and eagles will be filling their faces on salmon and you’ll be filling your blog posts with photos of them doing so.
I hope so! We’ll see how it all unfolds this year?
Good eatin’ and good picture-takin’ when it happens!
It all depends on the weather? Great weather means I can get my shots but If the rains come early I’m screwed! Overcast conditions,poor lighting does not make me a happy camper!
Hopefully you don’t have as much rain as last year – it seemed like you had a lot of storms – rain is bad enough but storms to boot is not nice.
rain/wind storms are part of this geographic area I suppose. Its the roll of the dice to be honest!
Hopefully no whopper storms where you’re left in the dark. At least no one has to water for a few days and you said you needed the rain to thwart wildfires.
Woah! Powerful! Both your photo …. and your caption! 👏❤️😁
thank you! I lean to dramatic subject matter.
I’m a huge fan! ❤️
I never thought about it before. Do raptors just tear their food and swallow the chunks or do they have something like teeth?
I’m not sure about “all” Raptors,but as far as Eagles go they do not have teeth. They simply tear a biteable piece off and swallow.
Thanks!