tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post295250334400631871..comments2021-02-02T10:42:31.652+00:00Comments on Stand and Stare: Red in tooth and claw (and bone)Nyctalushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529729794764990304noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post-43215883232203542012010-05-12T20:47:45.991+01:002010-05-12T20:47:45.991+01:00Hi Steve. That's an very interesting thing to ...Hi Steve. That's an very interesting thing to have witnessed. Usually all I catch of jays is their rear end disappearing into the trees. I'm puzzled as to how the bird got the chicks out of the nest box though...Nyctalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529729794764990304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post-25643122095680122782010-05-12T20:44:16.316+01:002010-05-12T20:44:16.316+01:00You're right of course Kerry - it's all pa...You're right of course Kerry - it's all part of the great jigsaw (unless we are talking cats of course)and the crow is only making its own living - as the blue tit does to the caterpillar.Nyctalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529729794764990304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post-16520716069102274852010-05-12T20:38:57.625+01:002010-05-12T20:38:57.625+01:00Hi Rob. Yes it's odd that the crow left most o...Hi Rob. Yes it's odd that the crow left most of the bird - though I did notice it wiping its bill on the tv aerial so it probably ate a small but juicy morsel.Nyctalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529729794764990304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post-16021345758748399962010-05-12T08:46:18.997+01:002010-05-12T08:46:18.997+01:00Blue tits are so vulnerable. We had a similar expe...Blue tits are so vulnerable. We had a similar experience with a nest box being raided by a Jay. The noise was unbelievable as we looked out to see it with four chicks in it's beak. Reminded me of Hitchcock!!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637072440422898534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post-31161809488614218412010-05-04T20:20:05.468+01:002010-05-04T20:20:05.468+01:00It is sad nature, but they breed so many because s...It is sad nature, but they breed so many because so many die.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350102862627689173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post-15785215698658511652010-05-04T19:43:36.793+01:002010-05-04T19:43:36.793+01:00We had a similar experience with a sparrowhawk pre...We had a similar experience with a sparrowhawk preying on blue tits nesting in our roof, but at least it ate the prey unlike that crow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com