Where do birds go to die

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Originally Posted by scarry

Looking closely at the many ducks on the local golf course,some are missing one foot,just have a stub for a leg with the foot missing.

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Common with seagulls.

Gulls.....comes from sitting and feeding on the surface of the ocean from the detritus of a 'fish frenzy'..........collateral damage.

Saw a beauty about three months ago off Torquay............ plankton on the sounder, bait fish aplenty, dolphins and porpoise aplenty, big SBF aplenty and about half a dozen small humpbacks in the mix.

Went on for about a week while I was doing some cray data recording.

Doesn't appear to happen to albatross coz they prefer solitary dead floating cuttlefish.

cheers, DL

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

Common with seagulls.

Gulls.....comes from sitting and feeding on the surface of the ocean from the detritus of a 'fish frenzy'..........collateral damage.

Saw a beauty about three months ago off Torquay............ plankton on the sounder, bait fish aplenty, dolphins and porpoise aplenty, big SBF aplenty and about half a dozen small humpbacks in the mix.

Went on for about a week while I was doing some cray data recording.

Doesn't appear to happen to albatross coz they prefer solitary dead floating cuttlefish.

cheers, DL

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The swans in the botanical gardens in Brisbane often have no feet,they recon hungry eels are the culprits.

One wouldn’t want to go skinny dipping:Rolling:

Too late. [bigsad]

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Originally Posted by scarry

The swans in the botanical gardens in Brisbane often have no feet,they recon hungry eels are the culprits.

One wouldn’t want to go skinny dipping:Rolling:

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I've done a fair bit of freshwater fish work (ongoing) for a few companies and there's no way I'd go skinny dipping after seeing, measuring, weighing and recording some of the fish caught.

Some vermin specimens had to be cut into thirds to be weighed.

Freshwater crays in Vic shallow streams grow to a good size and are ruthless......... get a claw on a finger and it's down to the bone in no time.

In hindsight.......... swimming neckid off the yacht in the Whitsundays was really stupid, especially at night and that happened on many trips.

Then there's the 'innocent' Sunday arvo lone fishing trip a guy I know of had on the Glenelg, in a tinny, that ended up killing him, courtesy of a carp.

cheers, DL

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Originally Posted by austastar

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Agree with the question marks....... it is a seriously weird image, racist overtones, etc.

DL

Racist overtones? Really? It's a cartoon involving a young boy. That boy has to be some race. Would it be racist if he was white, or Asian?

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Racist overtones? Really? It's a cartoon involving a young boy. That boy has to be some race. Would it be racist if he was white, or Asian?

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Oh, I thought it was because they look like Canadian Geese? Although, it's a bit difficult to tell, as the cartoon is a ' Attachment 181797 and White' one.

Hi,
Totally not racial. It was a result of googling "image:boy peeing through hole in fence".
I was looking for an image from a book I remember from years ago which was a similar theme.
This one, to me, illustrated the risk previously mentioned in a post, of exposing dangling bits to bitey critters, either on land or water.
Cheers

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Originally Posted by austastar

It was a result of googling "image:boy peeing through hole in fence".

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Reminds me of a question I got from Mr 8 year old recently. "Dad, if electricity and water don't mix, what happens if you pee on an electric fence?". I suggested next time we were in the vicinity of one he conduct a controlled scientific experiment and let me know the outcome.