
20-02-2008, 08:47 PM
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| Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire
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| Re: Buzzard attacks Barn Owl Quote:
Originally Posted by dog stone Whilst working this evening, 5.30ish saw one of several Barn owls that we have around here, stood spellbound as usual watching it float down a hedgerow, when thump, a buzzard dropped right on its back, and knocked it to the floor. I shouted and ran towards it, the buzzard flew off, the barn owl took longer to recover, then it too flew off, lucky I was there. Rather puts paid to the assertion by some that they only eat carrion, also, with ever increasing numbers of buzzards, is it not time to stop blaming "modern farming", for all of natures misfortunes. | Maybe not all of them...but probably most of them.
Regards, Chris |