War Dogs !!!

Atlantia · 2nd February 2009, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by fernando

Speaking of shoplifting ...
Look what hapenned in a supermarket in Aberdeen, Scotland, with an unemployed seagull.
She enters the shop, after checking that the keeper is looking in the opposite direction, and grabs a packet of chips.
The amazing thing is that she picks up allways the same brand, 'Doritos Cheese'; comes out, opens the packet and splits the contents with her bird friends.
Observe the difference of speed when she enters and after comes out the door, with the stolen product.

Fernando

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Fernando my friend!
I was going to post this myself when I got the chance to hunt the clip out on youtube.

Isn't she a fantastic little bird?
I live in a seaside town in an important breeding area for the sadly declining Herring-gull (like the bird in the clip). They are cheeky and love to steal chips, burgers, and anything they can from unsuspecting holiday makers in the summer.
Sadly there are those here who hate them, and many of each years new babies are killed (often deliberately) on the roads after coming off of the rooftop nesting sites as they learn to fly.

I have saved many over the years, well those that I could

Nursed them back to health etc. Two are still daily visitors to my garden for some warm brown toast! They recognise individual people and I can easiily imagine the one in Scotland having a favourite flavour of crips!

They are smart, funny, subtle and complicated. I would rate their intelligence as very high. They can live up to 30 years.

One of my favourite creatures and probobly the thing I like most about living by the ocean.

Rick · 2nd February 2009, 04:21 AM

Would you care for a few thousand of ours .......... please !!

VANDOO · 2nd February 2009, 05:58 PM

SEAGULLS ARE SURVIVORS IN A CLASS WITH COCKROACHES SO I CAN'T SEE THEM BECOMING EXTINT UNLESS EVERYTHING ELSE GOES FIRST.
PERHAPS THEY HAVE MOVED AND CHANGED THEIR HABITS SO NOT AS MANY ARE TO BE FOUND IN THEIR OLD HAUNTS. HERE IN OKLAHOMA THOUSANDS CAN BE FOUND PICKING OVER THE NUMEROUS LANDFILLS PERHAPS THEY ARE EATING THE SCRAPS FROM ALL THE FAST FOOD JOINTS. IF SO WITH ALL THE CHEMICALS IN THOSE FOODS WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE GIANT OBESE SEAGULLS IN THE FUTURE.

I DO LIKE SEAGULLS AND ENJOY WATCHING THEM FLY BUT THEY CAN BE VERY CHEEKY AND CANTANKEROUS BUT WILL BE YOUR FRIEND IF YA FEED THEM.

I REMEMBER ONE FORUM MEMBER USED TO HAVE PET POSSUMS I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW IF YOU ARE STILL OUT THERE WITH THE POSSUM POSSIE.

Atlantia · 2nd February 2009, 06:17 PM

LOL, they are adaptable for sure. They'd be in serious trouble otherwise.
Where I am they certainly couldn't survive on the remaining stocks of mackeral, herring and sand eels that genuinely were their staple diet when I was a kid. I remember watching them fish in the summer amongst huge shoals of mackeral and herring just offshore, but there just arent the fish in the coastal waters now.
They are now on the RSPB 'amber' (declining) list in the UK. 'They have suffered moderate declines over the past 25 years and over half of their UK breeding population is confined to fewer than ten sites.' (quote from RSPB website).

I'm suprised now that this thread has expanded to 'all' animals that nobody across the pond has mentioned Raccoons?
They are pretty much the cutest ninja bandits of the animal world!

Rick · 2nd February 2009, 08:17 PM

Raccoons = Rabies here; destructive beasts that will move into your house via the chimney or gable end vent .

Coyotes (fearless) that average 60 - 70 pounds .

All on this tiny cape less than 2 miles wide .

David · 2nd February 2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Raccoons = Rabies here; destructive beasts that will move into your house via the chimney or gable end vent .

Coyotes (fearless) that average 60 - 70 pounds .

All on this tiny cape less than 2 miles wide .

Thems some mighty big Kyyotes y'all grow up there. Wiki says they generally average between 15-46 pounds.
If i were you Rick, i would stop feeding 'em.

Rick · 2nd February 2009, 10:50 PM

They are Red Wolf hybrids .

The Winter den is 150 yards from the house; the Summer den is about twice as far away .
Conservation land .

2nd February 2009, 08:17 PM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,345	Pests Raccoons = Rabies here; destructive beasts that will move into your house via the chimney or gable end vent . Coyotes (fearless) that average 60 - 70 pounds . All on this tiny cape less than 2 miles wide .

2nd February 2009, 04:21 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,345	Would you care for a few thousand of ours .......... please !!

2nd February 2009, 05:58 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	SEAGULLS ARE SURVIVORS IN A CLASS WITH COCKROACHES SO I CAN'T SEE THEM BECOMING EXTINT UNLESS EVERYTHING ELSE GOES FIRST. PERHAPS THEY HAVE MOVED AND CHANGED THEIR HABITS SO NOT AS MANY ARE TO BE FOUND IN THEIR OLD HAUNTS. HERE IN OKLAHOMA THOUSANDS CAN BE FOUND PICKING OVER THE NUMEROUS LANDFILLS PERHAPS THEY ARE EATING THE SCRAPS FROM ALL THE FAST FOOD JOINTS. IF SO WITH ALL THE CHEMICALS IN THOSE FOODS WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE GIANT OBESE SEAGULLS IN THE FUTURE. I DO LIKE SEAGULLS AND ENJOY WATCHING THEM FLY BUT THEY CAN BE VERY CHEEKY AND CANTANKEROUS BUT WILL BE YOUR FRIEND IF YA FEED THEM. I REMEMBER ONE FORUM MEMBER USED TO HAVE PET POSSUMS I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW IF YOU ARE STILL OUT THERE WITH THE POSSUM POSSIE.

2nd February 2009, 06:17 PM	#4
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	LOL, they are adaptable for sure. They'd be in serious trouble otherwise. Where I am they certainly couldn't survive on the remaining stocks of mackeral, herring and sand eels that genuinely were their staple diet when I was a kid. I remember watching them fish in the summer amongst huge shoals of mackeral and herring just offshore, but there just arent the fish in the coastal waters now. They are now on the RSPB 'amber' (declining) list in the UK. 'They have suffered moderate declines over the past 25 years and over half of their UK breeding population is confined to fewer than ten sites.' (quote from RSPB website). I'm suprised now that this thread has expanded to 'all' animals that nobody across the pond has mentioned Raccoons? They are pretty much the cutest ninja bandits of the animal world!

2nd February 2009, 10:50 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,345	They are Red Wolf hybrids . The Winter den is 150 yards from the house; the Summer den is about twice as far away . Conservation land .