{"id":10693,"date":"2006-11-16T21:27:11","date_gmt":"2006-11-17T04:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/11\/16\/nature-red-of-tooth-and-claw.html"},"modified":"2006-11-16T21:27:11","modified_gmt":"2006-11-17T04:27:11","slug":"nature_red_of_tooth_and_c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/11\/16\/nature_red_of_tooth_and_c.html","title":{"rendered":"Nature, red of tooth and claw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img-shadow-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"152\" src=\"http:\/\/newsimg.bbc.co.uk\/media\/images\/42313000\/jpg\/_42313816_swallow203.jpg\" width=\"203\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Birders gathered in Scotland to see a rare red-rumped swallow.  <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/scotland\/tayside_and_central\/6147042.stm\" target=\"_blank\">They got a bit more of a show than they&#8217;d expected<\/a>. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Twitchers headed for Lunan Bay as word spread that enthusiasts had discovered a bird so unusual that it was last seen in the area 20 years ago. <\/p>\n<p>However, the red-rumped swallow, which is usually to be found in the southern Mediterranean, did not last long. A sparrowhawk swooped and snatched the swallow from the roof of a building . <\/p>\n<p>Mike Sawyer, a member of a Dundee group comprising RSPB members, said: &#8220;We were absolutely horrified. That&#8217;s life I suppose.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>An RSPB spokesman added: &#8220;It&#8217;s very unfortunate that it was devoured after such a short space of time, and before more people had seen it. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sparrowhawks do feed on small birds, and this one was probably not a great student of what is rare and what is not. Sadly, it is just one of those things.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The caption on the photo (above) is classic BBC understatement. &#8220;The swallow was spotted briefly before it was eaten.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><small><\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2006\/11\/15\/rare_swallow_swallow.html\" target=\"_blank\">BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birders gathered in Scotland to see a rare red-rumped swallow. They got a bit more of a show than they&#8217;d expected. 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