Crows!

[GucciGal]

Do Crows eat ducklings? Apparently the crows have already attacked and killed a number of very recently hatched ducklings in our nearby park. ;-(

[Goofy]

probably.
Certaily owls do. Barn owl was very expert attaking our Muscovy ducklings.

I saw a rook harassing a young rabbit this morning.
Ain't nature grand!

[Lillabet]

I'm afraid so. They are omniverous and will take young birds / mammals etc if they can.  Where I used to live - village in Yorkshire near a big sheep farm - the farmer told me that bigger crows used to even attack newborn lambs.

[Snappy]

I live near a big pond and last summer my boyfriend saw a crow pick up a duckling and carry it away, it dropped it on the path then the mother ducks came running at the crow and saved the chick!

[GucciGal]

We live near a park too and don't pay much attention to the crows but now I just hate them! Grrrrrrr

[Noweia]

Crows are opportunistic and will attack even large animals like sheep and try to peck their eyes out.  If the sheep can't get out of the way quite often the crows suceed, too.  Tongues and under the tail are also vulnerable regions.

Young nestling birds are easy prey.

[Woodstock]

I had the unfortunate opportunity of watching crows lifting baby pigeons out of their nest high up in my lime tree on one occasion.  I felt so helpless - but nature can be so cruel.

[graemer]

I once saw a crow trying to pick up a chiuahuha (SP!)

[GucciGal]

Apparently the Crows used to be content with going through the rubbish bins in the park but since the council installed bins with lids, food has become more scarce so that partly exaplains the fact that this year they have overtaken the foxes in thier murdering ways ..... ;-(

[inferno]

I hope that those of you hating crows and saying how cruel nature is are vegeterians - and not sitting down to roast lamb this weekend!