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Comments on: Vulture goes awol from Scottish rescue centre

I see it! 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 12:30 GMT

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

Coat, taxi, etc.

It's probably... 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 12:46 GMT

Coat

...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!

Blow this waiting for something to die... 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 12:59 GMT

Coat

I'm gonna kill something!

Vultures? 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 13:06 GMT

Thumb Up

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.

@Math Campbell 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:09 GMT

Coat

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

It really depends on what marinade you use...

trouble 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:14 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

Vultures? (2) 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:19 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!.....

Maybe a bit of a rethink... 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:23 GMT

Coat

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

The next google maps hunt? 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 14:47 GMT

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

Names 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 15:56 GMT

IT Angle

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.

Vultures 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 17:04 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.

Help is at hand 

Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 19:20 GMT

The poor beastie "will probably be finding it tough to locate suitable carrion."

Somebody please direct him to Fir Park any weekend.

Okay, my turn 

Posted Wednesday 10th October 2007 05:41 GMT

Paris Hilton

Could someone please tell me the Paris Hilton angle on this ?

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