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who took a dead starling?
Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the
ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? |
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who took a dead starling?
"JWBH" wrote in message ... Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? One in a million sighting. you said it had just died, so yes a cat would take it. don't forget a road kill pheasant is still ok to pick up later. |
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who took a dead starling?
Pongo Potts wrote:
"JWBH" wrote in message ... Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? One in a million sighting. you said it had just died, so yes a cat would take it. don't forget a road kill pheasant is still ok to pick up later. Any dead creature get short shrift in my rather large country garden. Deag rabbits, squirrels, pidgeons and mice soon get hauled off, some definately by foxes. Perhaps we should abandone the system of burning or burying our dead, and leave them out for nature to deal with, much more eccological friendly. |
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who took a dead starling?
Sacha wrote:
Which is the Indian (I think) culture that does that? The leave the bodies on top of very tall towers and the vultures go to work..... Tibetan buddist , it's called "sky burial" and they just leave the chopped up corpse on the mountainside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial I'd go for that, we are only meat. Tom |
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On 2/4/07 11:26, in article , "Tom"
wrote: Sacha wrote: Which is the Indian (I think) culture that does that? The leave the bodies on top of very tall towers and the vultures go to work..... Tibetan buddist , it's called "sky burial" and they just leave the chopped up corpse on the mountainside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial I'd go for that, we are only meat. Tom That's the one - don't think I'll opt for it, though! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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who took a dead starling?
"Sacha" wrote after, "Broadback" wrote: Pongo Potts wrote: "JWBH"wrote in message Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? One in a million sighting. you said it had just died, so yes a cat would take it. don't forget a road kill pheasant is still ok to pick up later. Any dead creature get short shrift in my rather large country garden. Deag rabbits, squirrels, pidgeons and mice soon get hauled off, some definately by foxes. Perhaps we should abandone the system of burning or burying our dead, and leave them out for nature to deal with, much more eccological friendly. Which is the Indian (I think) culture that does that? The leave the bodies on top of very tall towers and the vultures go to work..... Followers of the ancient Persian religion Zoroastranism, know as Parsi's, do that, they simply leave their dead on platforms out in the open for vultures to consume, the bones are then powdered and that way nothing pollutes the earth. http://adaniel.tripod.com/parsi.htm I've known an Indian Parsi and a Persian (Iranian) Parsi, both lovely people. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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who took a dead starling?
On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:47:23 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote
(in article ): "Sacha" wrote after, "Broadback" wrote: Pongo Potts wrote: "JWBH"wrote in message Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? One in a million sighting. you said it had just died, so yes a cat would take it. don't forget a road kill pheasant is still ok to pick up later. Any dead creature get short shrift in my rather large country garden. Deag rabbits, squirrels, pidgeons and mice soon get hauled off, some definately by foxes. Perhaps we should abandone the system of burning or burying our dead, and leave them out for nature to deal with, much more eccological friendly. Which is the Indian (I think) culture that does that? The leave the bodies on top of very tall towers and the vultures go to work..... Followers of the ancient Persian religion Zoroastranism, know as Parsi's, do that, they simply leave their dead on platforms out in the open for vultures to consume, the bones are then powdered and that way nothing pollutes the earth. http://adaniel.tripod.com/parsi.htm I've known an Indian Parsi and a Persian (Iranian) Parsi, both lovely people. The problem over this practice, at least in India, is that pollution in the environment is killing off the vultures, and thus destroying the very agents/vectors that will deal with dead corpses. It is, according to the Guardian some weeks ago, a very real problem for the Parsi community. One of the most famous members of the Parsi community here in Britain was the late Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the pop group Queen. |
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Bob Hobden wrote:
"Sacha" wrote [...] Which is the Indian (I think) culture that does that? The leave the bodies on top of very tall towers and the vultures go to work..... Followers of the ancient Persian religion Zoroastranism, know as Parsi's, do that, they simply leave their dead on platforms out in the open for vultures to consume, the bones are then powdered and that way nothing pollutes the earth. http://adaniel.tripod.com/parsi.htm I've known an Indian Parsi and a Persian (Iranian) Parsi, both lovely people. But there's something of a crisis in the poetically-named "Towers of Silence", owing to a dramatic decline in vultures caused by over-use of pharmaceuticals in Indian cattle. Captive breeding programmes are in progress, but I don't know how successful they are. -- Mike. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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who took a dead starling?
On 1 Apr, 23:29, "JWBH" wrote:
Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. I'd go with foxes, too. They eat a fair amount of carrion, (and a surprising amount of fruit. But they are only suspect one: feral cats are often that hungry. Several larger birds take carrion: but they frequently eat at the carcass, they don't often take it away: at the very least I'd expect to see a lot of feathers left, unless they have young in the nest and it's a bit early for that. |
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who took a dead starling?
Don't rule out ravens or crows. Both will eat carrion and will fly away
with it. -- Tammie In Ontario, Canada, North of Lake Superior http://community.webshots.com/user/thache "JWBH" wrote in message ... Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? |
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who took a dead starling?
On Apr 1, 11:29 pm, "JWBH" wrote:
Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? I found a rat last year, dead without a head, in the garden, I wonder what took that off! |
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who took a dead starling?
wrote in message ps.com... On Apr 1, 11:29 pm, "JWBH" wrote: Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? I found a rat last year, dead without a head, in the garden, I wonder what took that off! I was goung to say a fox, but they would probably eat the whole thing and leave the head. Alan |
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who took a dead starling?
In message , Alan Holmes
writes wrote in message ups.com... On Apr 1, 11:29 pm, "JWBH" wrote: Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? I found a rat last year, dead without a head, in the garden, I wonder what took that off! I was goung to say a fox, but they would probably eat the whole thing and leave the head. Possibly a cat: our neighbour's cat used to eat rabbits except for the scut, the large intestine and one hind foot, which it would leave together in a little pile. The dead starling was probably taken by a cat to give to its owner. -- Sue ] |
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who took a dead starling?
On Apr 9, 7:39 am, Malcolm wrote:
In article , MadCow writes In message , Alan Holmes writes wrote in message oups.com... On Apr 1, 11:29 pm, "JWBH" wrote: Today I saw a starling drop out of a tree, and it appeared quite dead on the ground. I came back about an hour later to pick up the corpse and it had disappeared. what might have happened? foxes roam about there, plus cats and also we also have a lot of magpies around. but would they be interested in taking an already dead bird? I found a rat last year, dead without a head, in the garden, I wonder what took that off! I was goung to say a fox, but they would probably eat the whole thing and leave the head. Possibly a cat: our neighbour's cat used to eat rabbits except for the scut, the large intestine and one hind foot, which it would leave together in a little pile. The dead starling was probably taken by a cat to give to its owner. I'm not a cat keeper, but don't they only do that with prey they've caught themselves? -- Malcolm- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - It's strange that you mention that, I don't have a cat but frequently I find mice and dead birds near, but not in, the porch. We have feral cats around here but I don't feed them so if they do bring presents to their owners, why do they bring them here? Or, is there anothr reason and do cats just do this anyway? Judith |
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