• $ 1.7
  • € 1.9945
  • ₽ 0.021237
  • ₺ 0.0398
  • £ 2.2709

Killer seagull spotted drowning pigeons and EATING them - PHOTO+VIDEO

Killer seagull spotted drowning pigeons and EATING them - PHOTO+VIDEO
15.10.2014 21:32
A 'killer seagull' has been spotted dragging pigeons into Hyde Park's Serpentine lake and drowning them before eating the bodies.

Visitors to the central London park say the hungry bird has taken to grabbing the pigeons by the neck before pulling them into the water.It is thought that the same seagull has been spotted on the banks of the Serpentine hunting pigeons and feasting on their remains for the past five years. Amateur photographer Johanna van de Woestijne, 57, was walking in the park when she witnessed its dramatic hunting technique.She said: 'It was one of the most violent things I have ever seen - after it happened I felt I had witnessed a murder.'I’ve seen him hunting pigeons on two separate days, both times he picked them off, dragged them into the lake and drowned them.'He is easy to spot as he has a distinctive look. He is fairly squat and looks muscular, like a bodybuilder. It must be the high meat diet he’s living on.'The aggressive bird wades into a crowd of pigeons, picks out a straggler, then sprints up and seizes it by the neck.It then drags its prey into the Serpentine and drowns it before eating it with his mate.Bird experts have said that the behaviour is extremely unusual for lesser black-backed gulls - which usually survive on a diet of small fish, aquatic insects and crustaceans.Birdwatcher, Ralph Hancock, 66, said he had been observing the menacing gull in the same spot for the past five years.'It is one of the strangest things I have ever seen a bird do,' he said.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az

Similar news
Similar news
Twenty-one families return to Sos village in Azerbaijan’s Khojavend district
Society 16:00
Twenty-one families return to Sos village in Azerbaijan’s Khojavend district
Police solve 40 crimes in Azerbaijan on December 15 – Interior Ministry
Society 15:00
Police solve 40 crimes in Azerbaijan on December 15 – Interior Ministry
Police prevent marriage of 14-year-old girl in Azerbaijan’s Tovuz region
Society 14:01
Police prevent marriage of 14-year-old girl in Azerbaijan’s Tovuz region
10th Zeekr 001 won by Narmin Amrahova!
Society 17:45
10th Zeekr 001 won by Narmin Amrahova!
Excited evening at Nar – the next car can be yours!
Society 16:00
Excited evening at Nar – the next car can be yours!
Rain expected in Azerbaijan, snow forecast in mountainous areas
Society 15:00
Rain expected in Azerbaijan, snow forecast in mountainous areas
Azercell successfully renews international quality management certification
Society 12:24
Azercell successfully renews international quality management certification

Azercell promotes social responsibility and environmental awareness among children
Society 09:45
Azercell promotes social responsibility and environmental awareness among children
EBRD approves $100 million for Azerbaijan
Society 18:02
EBRD approves $100 million for Azerbaijan
Anews TV

Our official Youtube channel

Subscribe