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

11 comments - The latest ones

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Great catch !!

5 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thanks Jaap.................I assume you mean me and not the gull :-))

5 years ago.

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.

5 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!

5 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

That's life;-) I guess the rabbit population isn't theatened by gulls catching the odd one... What a cool catch!

5 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.

5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

trester88 ^club

So ist die Natur. Hätten die Kaninchen keine natürlichen Feinde, so würden sie sich unkontrolliert vermehren.

5 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.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to trester88 ^club

Like mankind in fact!! :o)

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

A fine action capture, Keith!
... although I must say I had never thought gulls preyed on rabbits, Live and learn!,

5 years ago. Edited 5 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!

5 years ago.

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