Comments on: Not Dead Yet

By: Next Stop Africa « Town Mouse

Next Stop Africa « Town Mouse — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:08:12 +0000

[...] chance to admire their aerobatics. For I discovered that the only thing on two wings scarier than a buzzing buzzard is an adult swallow defending its young. Buzzards might be bigger, but swallows have the advantage [...]

By: john gibson

john gibson — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:55:14 +0000

great stuff, I was in mid wales two weeks ago and saw a red kite.

By: Flighty

Flighty — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:41:21 +0000

Be thankful that they’re not vultures! xx

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:36:29 +0000

Bleurgh. Running’s bad enough without a stinky sheep carcase in tow.

By: cha0tic

cha0tic — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:39:21 +0000

Deploy a decoy sheep carcase. Kind of like the chaff or flares that military planes use to distract missiles. That should work.

By: WestfieldWanderers

WestfieldWanderers — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:37:46 +0000

I’ve never been buzzed by a buzzard, or harried by a harrier, or krapped on by a kite or blatted by a barn owl; but I’ve been pooped by a pigeon, shat on by a seagull and mobbed by magpies.

By: amillionpieces

amillionpieces — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:12:13 +0000

Blimey. That would scare me witless, I’m bad enough with gulls.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:55:11 +0000

Oh I’d far rather be harried by a harrier than buzzed by a buzzard… harriers are way cooler than buzzards

By: Dom

Dom — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:43:12 +0000

At least you weren’t harried by a harrier