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Eagles eating cat upsets nest viewers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 4/29/16 | John Hayes

Posted on 04/29/2016 8:09:22 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative

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To: rjsimmon

Driving from Cedarville, Calif on Hwy 299 to I-5 in 1985 in Ford truck, towing horses in large trailer. Eagle swooped down & picked up LARGE LIVE RATTLESNAKE from road & started to fly away. SLOWLY.....

When the eagle cleared the truck, it wasn’t 4 feet from the windshield. All I can still see was the size of that RATTLESNAKE & how I was worried that the whole mess might smash thru the windshield. I HATE SNAKES. Had too many encounters with them while riding.


41 posted on 04/29/2016 8:38:04 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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42 posted on 04/29/2016 8:38:26 AM PDT by red-dawg
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43 posted on 04/29/2016 8:40:28 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: red-dawg

Needs more ketchup.


44 posted on 04/29/2016 8:40:43 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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45 posted on 04/29/2016 8:40:50 AM PDT by dfwgator (Liberals)
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To: Wilderness Conservative
Sadly some 'grade A morons' know nothing of the food chain!


46 posted on 04/29/2016 8:44:27 AM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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To: mountn man

In order to have safe zones, they need to have rights. To get rights for them, liberals will need our money. A new tax is coming soon.


47 posted on 04/29/2016 8:45:14 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: No_More_Harkin

“It’s one of those ‘Circle of Life’ kind of things” - Hopper (A Bug’s Life)


48 posted on 04/29/2016 8:45:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Liberals)
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To: ridesthemiles

wow! that would have been so cool to see!!


49 posted on 04/29/2016 8:46:17 AM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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To: DavidLSpud
The American Goldfinch is a vegetarian but I dont think it would be a better national symbol.
50 posted on 04/29/2016 8:46:50 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
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To: needmorePaine
Why couldn’t the eagles eat some seitan or tofu or tempeh?

Because kitteh tastes better than tempeh.

51 posted on 04/29/2016 8:47:01 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Slyfox

Hmmm?

I guess making the case an eagle opened the sliding glass door is a bit of a stretch, huh?


52 posted on 04/29/2016 8:47:43 AM PDT by papertyger (-/\/\/\-)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Just wait until the eagle brings in a baby seal!


53 posted on 04/29/2016 8:47:48 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Daffynition
Indeed. Even falcons go after larger prey.

and sharks aren't picky either!!


54 posted on 04/29/2016 8:49:11 AM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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55 posted on 04/29/2016 8:52:20 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Wilderness Conservative
There's an open field behind the house that gets marshy after it rains. Birds come from miles around to feast on half-drowned insects.

All these birds walking around on the ground naturally draws the neighborhood cats. They hide in the grass, trying to sneak up on the feeding birds.

The birds don't like being stalked by the cats, so when they see a cat lurking around, they swoop in behind and peck him on the head when he's not looking. This startles and infuriates the cat, and ruins his hunt.

The birds are much too small to actually hurt the cats, and the cats are house cats who rarely if ever catch a bird. Nobody gets hurt, but it is fun to watch.

56 posted on 04/29/2016 8:55:02 AM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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We occasionally get cats show up on the ranch and if they fight with our barn cats they get shot and tossed out for whatever critter wants to eat them. If they don’t fight with our barn cats they get shot and tossed out for whatever critter wants to eat them.

Memo to cat owners: Don’t let your cat out of the house if you live in Pittsburgh or northwestern Wyoming.

(-:


57 posted on 04/29/2016 9:05:05 AM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: mountn man

What about ALF, he loved cats!

I don’t recall ever seeing him at dinner time?

ALF: The only good cat is a stir-fried cat.


58 posted on 04/29/2016 9:09:24 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (Looks like it's pretty hairy.)
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To: xzins
Let me hire too, I have Cats Feral ans neighbor hood out at night that think my front yard is their liter box,
59 posted on 04/29/2016 9:11:21 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

LOL!

News Alert!

Not all animals are vegan!!!!!!

Sorry, PETA, this behavior IS “ethical”.

Just ask the bird.


60 posted on 04/29/2016 9:24:32 AM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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