Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
  • Mood: weird

Bird Murdering a Plant

I just watched a bird murder a plant.  There's a brown thrasher out in the forest garden.  I saw it vigorously digging with feet and beak.  Then it ripped a small plant out of the ground, and proceeded to tear into that thing like it was the spawn of Satan.  Full-on hammer blows with beak, raking claw strikes, slamming the plant against the tree trunk and shaking it until pieces flew off.  I have no idea why.  I don't know if the plant was a weed or a flower.  There probably isn't enough left to tell.  0_o 

Maybe the plant was really an invader from space that just got obliterated by a random Earthling.

EDIT 4/16/19 -- Closer examination revealed the victim to be a crocus.  I still don't know why the thrasher felt that a crocus needed to die such a horrible death.
Tags: birdfeeding, illinois, nature, personal, wildlife
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  • 6 comments
fayanora

fayanora

April 16 2019, 22:10:01 UTC 2 years ago

Any idea what kind of bird it was?
ysabetwordsmith

Yes ...

ysabetwordsmith

April 16 2019, 22:12:57 UTC 2 years ago

A brown thrasher.
fayanora

Re: Yes ...

fayanora

April 16 2019, 22:23:02 UTC 2 years ago

Well there you are, then. :D
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Yes ...

ysabetwordsmith

April 16 2019, 22:27:53 UTC 2 years ago

I know, but most of the time they just throw leaves around. I haven't seen one get so violent before.
fayanora

Re: Yes ...

fayanora

April 17 2019, 05:37:37 UTC 2 years ago

I had two thoughts in response to this:

1. I blame violence in our media for the bird's aggression.

2. The bird is one of many who are angry at Trump.
filkferengi

filkferengi

April 21 2019, 02:31:51 UTC 2 years ago

https://billbrendasutton.bandcamp.com/track/angry-birds-single