Egluntyne Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 We have an enormous crow who visits our garden regularly. We have all just stood and watched with fascinated horror as it it murdered and devoured a mouse. It walked around with the mouse's intestines hanging out of its mouth for a good 5 minutes, then wiped its beak on the grass and then gobbled the rest up. Yukkk. Pity it wasn't a rat. Has rather put me off getting meal ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Urgh!! how horrible...I know wwe have a Sparrow hawk that vcomes occasionaly to the garden and it is one evil looking bird.. I saw it take a sparrow of the bird table once and it was so quick !!! Thankfully it flew away with the poor thing in it's claws and didn't eat it in front of me. Nature can be so cruel sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I mistakenly read the title of this thread as monstrous COW so was expecting a completely different subject Not planning on having something resembling intestines for dinner then? Spaghetti with tomato sauce perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 The sparrow hawks in our garden worry me around the chickens. They are quite determind to get dinner. What a horrible thing to see Eglutine, especially before preparing tea. Sounds like a good excuse to get a take away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I keep thinking of Alice and Dum and Dee whenever I see the title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 I keep thinking of Alice and Dum and Dee whenever I see the title That was what inspired me Bronze. "Just then flew by a monstrous crow as big as a tar barrel it frightened both our heroes so, they quite forgot their quarrel." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I mistakenly read the title of this thread as monstrous COW Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Don't mention crows to me - or Martin! We are very short of duck eggs because the silly duck lays outside the Eglu - and the monstrous crows come and eat them The abntams also lay outside.......... The crows are also learning how to get inside the Eglu and steal eggs They just keep hopping about until the hens get fed up with chasing them off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 The crows ripped up my sweetcorn seedlings! Do you think its a band of the same crows, travelling around causing chaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...