Check this vid out!

[rutnstrut]

Now if they would only eat those stupid squirrels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQOQdBLHrLk&feature=player_embedded

 

[Shovelbuck]

I've seen pics of them eating fish, but never a bird! I'll have nightmares over this.

 

[bradley]

i saw a show on national geographic where red deer would stomp on birds & just eat there heads to get the calcium they lacked it was in scotland

Scottish Deer Are Culprits in Bird Killings

James Owen in England
for National Geographic News

August 25, 2003

Red deer on the Scottish island of Rum may be eating the heads and legs of live seabird chicks as a way to get minerals they need to grow their antlers. Scientists believe this surprising addition to the red deer's diet stems from mineral deficiencies in the vegetation they eat. By munching on Manx shearwater chicks, the deer are able to get the extra calcium they need.

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Scottish Deer Are Culprits in Bird Killings

James Owen in England
for National Geographic News

August 25, 2003
Red deer on the Scottish island of Rum may be eating the heads and legs of live seabird chicks as a way to get minerals they need to grow their antlers. Scientists believe this surprising addition to the red deer's diet stems from mineral deficiencies in the vegetation they eat. By munching on Manx shearwater chicks, the deer are able to get the extra calcium they need.

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[JakeWym]

That is crazy...I never would have guessed that.

 

[loneranger]

I've heard of it but never saw it. Guess deer have to be called,"Omnivores",,not Herbivores.

 

[Daver]

Well I guess we are going to have to get Dbltree to test plot some sparrows, grackles and jaybirds, etc., to figure out which ones we should be planting...

 

[SEIowaDeerslayer]

Hahaha, that was awesome. :way: