swallow gets pwned

alien42

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"Birdwatchers rushed excitedly to see a swallow that hasn't been seen in Britain for 20 years - then got a nasty surprise when eaten by a hawk in front of their eyes.

The twitchers had been watching the red-rumped swallow for 20 minutes when it stopped to rest on a TV aerial.

It was then that the sparrowhawk swooped, near Montrose in Scotland.

Group member Mike Sawyer said: 'We were horrified. We had just called other birdwatchers to tell them the news, and then had to call back to say it had been eaten.'"
 

waggy

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hahah

oh man thats sad but it is funny. the circle of life continues!
 

rivan

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wtf is with the caption?

"A sparrowhawk: I'M IN UR SKIEZ, EATIN UR SWALL0WZ"
 

Jeff7

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And the hawk is thinking, "Oh man, this is awesome. I haven't seen one of these things in 20 years! Damn they're delicious!"
*munch*
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: Jeff7
And the hawk is thinking, "Oh man, this is awesome. I haven't seen one of these things in 20 years! Damn they're delicious!"
*munch*

hahahah
 

brxndxn

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I watched a woodpecker peck himself a hole in the side of a pine tree outside my living room window for a few weeks..

Then one day when I was walking out to my car, I saw a hawk sweep in and rip the woodpecker from his place. The woodpecker made a 'peep peep peep' sound as it was flown off. I was like 'damn..' oh well.
 

spidey07

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hahahha, that's classic.

Guess we know why they don't see to many of that species. They're dumb and can't evade predators.

But why is a sparowhawk hitting a swallow? Maybe this swallow looks like a sparrow.

If you want to know what a sparrowhawk looks like...just imagine the little brainy chickenhawk fellow from Looney Toons.