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Keith Burton
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Greater Black-backed gull


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Unlucky Bunny. (Graphic)!

Unlucky Bunny. (Graphic)!
Taken on Skokholm Island. Not a particularly good shot, but it does illustrate how big a Great Black-backed Gull is and how brutal they can be. They quite enjoy a rabbit supper.........

Berny, I Holzi, trester88, Jean-luc Drouin and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Great catch !!
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thanks Jaap.................I assume you mean me and not the gull :-))
4 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Oh poor rabbit! They are in the food chain for so many! :(
Nature can be brutal Keith as your as you picture shows well.
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
The Black-backed Gulls (Great and Lesser) are the top predators on Skokholm Rosa - they'll catch and eat pretty much everything that walks or flies!
4 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
That's life;-) I guess the rabbit population isn't theatened by gulls catching the odd one... What a cool catch!
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Gudrun club
There is no shortage of rabbits on the island Gudrun, they breed like.............err, rabbits :-))

Glad you like it.............and thank you.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
So ist die Natur. Hätten die Kaninchen keine natürlichen Feinde, so würden sie sich unkontrolliert vermehren.
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
You're right of course Wilhelm................ and there are plenty of rabbits on the island to go round.
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to trester88 club
Like mankind in fact!! :o)
4 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
A fine action capture, Keith!
... although I must say I had never thought gulls preyed on rabbits, Live and learn!,
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Thanks Andy................they'll pretty much take anything they can get, especially anything sick or injured!
4 years ago.

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