Vulture goes awol from Scottish rescue centre

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Stuart Gray

I see it! #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 12:41 GMT

It's at the top of the screen on my browser.

Coat, taxi, etc.

Anonymous Coward

It's probably... #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 12:54 GMT

...on its way to Vulture Central. Reckon you lot should keep your windows closed and wear a hard-hat on the way out to the car this evening!

Neil Barnes

Blow this waiting for something to die... #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 13:36 GMT

I'm gonna kill something!

Math Campbell

Vultures? #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 13:36 GMT

Hmmm.

IT jokes aside, hope the Wee Man is ok. Have quite a fondness for vultures. I think they get overly picked upon. Bit mean really. Without them, corpses would be left to rot for weeks. They serve a useful function really. And they *are* sweet...ish.

Although I far you may be right with the "tear your arm off at the shoulder" thing...this is not your grandma's budgie.

Anonymous Coward

@Math Campbell #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:14 GMT

"And they *are* sweet...ish."

It really depends on what marinade you use...

Alan Donaly

trouble #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:32 GMT

You know he doesn't look like he couldn't kill something to eat if nothing already dead presented it's self.Still road kill wouldn't be hard too hard find for a Vulture they can I have read detect carrion quite some ways away.

http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/wb_vulture2.htm

Chris Hawkins

Vultures? (2) #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:39 GMT

They get picked on?????

More like they do the picking!!!!! :)))

As regards the staff at 2wit 2woo, me suspects someone is going to have a strip torn off them!.....

An Unwashed Mass

Maybe a bit of a rethink... #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:39 GMT

...on the saying that states a bird crapping on you is good luck

Rachel

The next google maps hunt? #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:58 GMT

Surely there will be a mass of people scouring the area in order to spot the amiable beastie!

AndyB

Names #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 16:01 GMT

Went to a birds of prey show last year where they had a pair of vultures. The handler introduced one called Cherie and went on to say, "And yes, the other one IS called Tony".

Can't recall what type of vulture they were, but the handler did comment that they were rather wimpy and get beaten up by crows and magpies.

Mike Richards

Vultures #

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 17:24 GMT

I got to fly a South African vulture at the Shuttleworth estate in Bedfordshire - what a fantastic bird; it'd make a great pet.

Not because it would be great company, but because it'd help thin out the local population of homicidal yapping bog-roll warmers currently carpeting the park with their crap.

John A Blackley