In Finnish news there has been stories about people findind dead wildbirds from feeding areas. Nothing strange about it as such but its been claimed to be result of a bird attack.
Its been court into camera now :sad1: ..just word of warning...its not nice to watch.
link here to see.. http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/art-1288538750341.html
Anybody else seen or heard of similar attacks happening here?..I havent
What sounds awful is that this bird (or more than one in other cases?) partially eat the victims!!!
:tweety: oops sorry I was looking for sad smiley.
It's preety gruesome.
Are they unable to access what they normally eat?
Can you improve on Google translate please?
Kymenlaakso located in the very ordinary bird table is just over a week period lost their lives for over 20 urpiaista.
Pictures say it all.
Nature photographer Lassi Kujala has been able to describe the Kouvola Tuohi Kot tappajatalitiaisen shock urpiaisparveen.
Kymenlaakso located in the very ordinary bird table is just over a week period lost their lives for over 20 urpiaista.
They'd hardly bother killing them if they weren't going to eat them! I haven't seen it, but is doesn't surprise me as tits are basically predators. They'll have a very tough time in snowy winter weather, like any small bird, and an alternative source of food would be more than welcome.
Latest development..that particular killer bird has died. Apparantely it died because of salmonella.
One can only wonder if it was that that made it ravenously hungry.
There wasn't any shortage of food on feeding place..various types of seeds and fatballs were in offer but killer bird was only after 'live food'...HUH..
In Finland we have different name to the Great tit..translation from word to word would be Fat tit.
The newspaper article mentioned some American science 'paper'..they write about great tit and how it has rather gruesome part to play in human history.
When humans were hanged and the body's were left to dangle ..it was the great tits that came in big flocks to feast..they stripped the body fat off.
"When humans were hanged and the body's were left to dangle ..it was the great tits that came in big flocks to feast..they stripped the body fat off. "
quote from Goodlife-
May be that is where they get the love of fat balls from!
Not nice. Once saw a moorhen attacking its own young.
I know when me mum rings and says there are fat tits on view in the back garden im around in a flash..... :tongue3:
Gazza
Quote from: gazza1960 on February 12, 2013, 19:43:42
I know when me mum rings and says there are fat tits on view in the back garden im around in a flash..... :tongue3:
Gazza
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LOL!