Giant Owl Terrorizing Community In England

[Fisherking]

Okay guys, what gives?


http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006105939


Giant Owl Terrorizing Community In England
January 11, 2007 6:14 a.m. EST
Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Correspondent
Middlesborough, England (AHN) - A giant eagle owl is reported to be terrorizing residents in Middlesborough, England. With its 5-ft wingspan, the bird can easily pick up foxes, small dogs and deer.
Reports said the owl set up its home on the roof of the town's train station near the town center, in September. However, the bird suddenly become unruly since December launching itself off high roofs and swooping on passersby.
One of the bird's victims, Craig Smith told The Sun newspaper that the bird tried to attack him from behind as he was running through the station car park to catch a train ride.
He said, "I heard a loud woo-woo noise and looked over my shoulder to see this creature with silver wings, claws stretched out.
"I ran as fast as I could on to the platform and it flew away. On Christmas Eve I saw it go for a man coming out of a pub and chase him down the street."
Mark Fyett, 40 said he was also attacked by the giant bird. "I was leaving work when I heard a hoot and a whoosh and saw this big white face coming at me. I put my arm up and hit its wing and it fell on the floor, but got up again and flew off.
"I was really shaken up. It was like something out of Harry Potter - I thought it was going to pick me up! I went home and called police, but I think they thought I was drunk."
Rachael Stewart, of the Kirkleatham Owl Center in Redcar, North Yorks, said the owl may have escaped from a traveling show and seems to be attacking people when it was just hunting for food.
She said, "We think it must have escaped from a traveling show. Volunteers have tried to catch it a couple of times. It's not dangerous to people but it will have to hunt to survive. It could easily kill a cat or small dog."

Oh sure a big bird can pick up a cat, but what is this about deer?
I would say that the story is what is being carried away. But then...

then another!!!
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/20003.html

Send the old boy here!

Keep a close watch when leaving the Pub and carry a big big butterfly net….

Its all a CIA plot to damage the reputation of Owls. It is time for them to strike back!

[drone]

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I'll get my coat....

[Tribesman]

Oh sure a big bird can pick up a cat, but what is this about deer?

Young deer are a prey item for an eagle owl .
But additionally in Britain there is now a fairly large wild population of introduced Muntjac deer . They are very small deer .

[Mooks]

Natures revenge!

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Are eagle owls native to the UK?

Didn't know that.

[Samurai Waki]

Are eagle owls native to the UK?

Didn't know that.

Its the Swedes setting up another ambush.

[Mooks]

Are eagle owls native to the UK?

Didn't know that.

Maybe its a secret french plot to terrorize the british population? Release a few thousand of the buggers and the brits will be crushed in a fortnight.

[Dave1984]

Maybe its a secret french plot to terrorize the british population? Release a few thousand of the buggers and the brits will be crushed in a fortnight.

They will if these guys in the paper are of any account, damn them, I suppose the cities should fall that way anyway but as soon as you get into the countryside where all the buggers who know how to deal with a couple of stinkin' birdies and the french plot will be foiled. Mwahahahaha poor Frenchies.

[Hosakawa Tito]

And here I thought they couldn't make up their minds what it was. Look, up in the sky, it's an eagle.....no no, it's an owl...... wait, no, it's, gahhh,an eagle-owl.

I have a rifle-shotgun that'll make mincemeat of the varmint...

[Mooks]

I soppose the countryside wont be as devasted by these massive birds as the cities...but the french are still experimenting with them. 5-foot wingspan today...10-foot wingspan tommorow?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

heh, check out this guy:

[Mooks]

Yes, now imagine thousands of those things flying around britian....Its only a matter of time.

[Dave1984]

Yes, now imagine thousands of those things flying around britian....Its only a matter of time.

I'd enjoy the challenge, for sure!

[Hosakawa Tito]

Imagine the mess they'd make on your car's windshield.

[Dave1984]

Imagine the mess they'd make on your car's windshield.

It's cool with me, I don't have a car

[Mooks]

By god your right! People would die just by the dropping terds alone! The birds wouldnt even need to swoop down, just endlessly pile crap on top of the cities....

[Dave1984]

By god your right! People would die just by the dropping terds alone! The birds wouldnt even need to swoop down, just endlessly pile crap on top of the cities....

Pah cities, clearing them will be purification by poo.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Shotgun?

Wait, a rotected species.

I wonder what set it off. Yobs lobbing rocks at it maybe?

[Xiahou]

heh, check out this guy:

FAKE!

[Patriarch of Constantinople]

Quick someone call Jesus on his cell phone!

[AntiochusIII]

Quick someone call Jesus on his cell phone!

Jesus has an iPhone.

Jeez.

[Patriarch of Constantinople]

Jesus has an iPhone.

Jeez.

No, he trashed that. It's so 1 AD.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

FAKE!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratorn

Argentavis magnificens (Campbell & Tonni, 1980). A partial skeleton of this enormous teratorn was found from La Pampa, Argentina. It is the oldest known teratorn, dating to late Miocene, about 6 to 8 million years ago, and one of the very few teratorn finds in South America. Initial discovery included portions of the skull, incomplete humerus and several other wing bones. Even conservative estimates put its wingspan at 6 meters and up (some 20 ft), and it may have been as much as 8 metres (26 ft). Weight of the bird was estimated to have been around 80 kg (176 lbs). Estimated weight and wing area rival those of the largest pterosaurs.

[Xiahou]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratorn

Birds around that size may have once existed, but the photo still screams fake. The man is clearly standing in front of what appears to be some sort of dinosaur exhibit and the bird is just inserted in front of it, apparently in mid-air or somehow standing on it's tail feathers. You can see parts of the real exhibit sticking out under the wing of the bird and the shadow of it's head doesn't look kosher either.