Comments on: Neck-breaking, disembowelling, constricting and fishing – the violent world of raptors

By: NoAstronomer

NoAstronomer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:53:39 +0000

Those osprey talons do look perfect for grabbing a fish out of the water. I’ve seen osprey flying away with what seemed to be a very minimal grip on their prey, half expecting them to drop it. Obviously my concern was unfounded.

By: fishing

fishing — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:42:35 +0000

I am very happy to follow your blog. Thanks for this nice share.

By: martinr

martinr — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:05:58 +0000

They also use their brains to subdue/kill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Ycdt-agOA

By: Captain Skellett

Captain Skellett — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:33:06 +0000

Man those osprey talons look painful. Ospreys always remind me of Animorphs… I loved that series. Can’t wait for the second part of this project

By: khan

khan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:40:25 +0000

I have observed Northern Harriers kill doves on the front lawn. It appeared to me they stomped them after landing on them.

By: JefFlyingV

JefFlyingV — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:25:38 +0000

I am glad that I follow this blog (and others as well), you do cover a huge range of territory. I’ve watched a variety of raptors make kills, but never even thought about musculature and talons.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:40:16 +0000

Very nice write-up of a very cool paper!
Also, Denver Fowler is actually a paleontologist (he works typically on late Cretaceous NA dinosaurs; esp. their paleobiology). But I completely agree, his name is very apt for his ornithological foray!
You should also keep your eyes peeled. This project of his was two-part, and the 2nd aspect is coming up!