Alcazar Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I think the bird everyone is trying to spell is called a Lammergeier. It eats bones, which it gets the marrow out of by dropping them onto rocks from a great height to smash the bone. I kid you not.I always know when the buzzards are around our property, even if I don't hear them crying, (what an eerie sound they make). Our neighbour's chickens go berserkAlcazar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Did anyone see this today? Great picture?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4355628.stmChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozman Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I was watching a wildlife programme about the Capybara (the largest known rodent) or Swamp-hog in the water meadows of South America. The local vultures...not huge ones either....not only cleared up the dead meat. They also were not averse to helping things along and killing off the old, sick and very young. They were seen attacking newborn capybara.....something the size of a rabbit I suppose. So there are Vultures that eat more than Dead meat. (And they did look like quite 'typical' vultures.) So I have no reason to suppose that other species of Vulture in France are, necessarily, exclusively eating dead meat either.ETA....I suppose all meat is usually dead anyway! But you know what I mean.....as in meat already dead and not killed by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcazar Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Perhaps one of them kills it, then the other eats it. the next day, they do the opposite to keep their reputation intact?Alcazar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkhunter Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 [quote]Did anyone see this today? Great picture? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4355628.stm Chris[/quote]Hi Chris, yes that is indeed a great picture, organised panic by the starlings trying to evade the marauding Peregrine that is attacking with confused determination, isn't nature a wonderful thing, a perfect balance achieved!!I have seen similar flights back in the UK when i flew a sparrowhawk at a flock of feeding starlings in a corn field. I guess you could liken it to flying with a force field in front of your hawk, as the spar drew nearer the Starlings seemed to lift in unison in front of her and land in similar form behind her, very sneaky however she soon got wise to that, say no more. Hugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Jars Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 we've got lots of otter-looking animals in the rivers near us, which apparently aren't otters. anyone an idea what they are?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Not sure what they are but almost certainly not a bird of prey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Jars Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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