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Does anyone realize how strong they are?!!!
They can move dead dogs or sheep!! Did you know that? :shock:
Which ant is stronger ? The Red or The Black? :?
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How Weird is that!
:shock:
I have an ants nest outside and they have moved a dead bird to it and covered it with a rock!

how on earth can they move somat so big!
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Don't think it was ants
there were 2 baby birds ...maybe magpies
something had put them there and put a rock over

must have been a magpie
these were chicks just out of the egg well couple of days old feathers just onn the wings
those magpies are so clever!
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A couple of years ago we were totally invaded by a mass of Seagulls circling at very high altitude, the sky was full of them in every direction for as far as the eye could see for over an hour-totally amazing spectacle. Found out later they were chasing a swarm of flying ants that had just left the nest.
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:o :shock: That is so cosmic!!
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You had to be there RoB! :roll:
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I have been thinking about this and this is quite scary
:o

I believe a magpie or a Crow moved those 2 magpie chicks now as they were quite big chicks,
that bird must have made 2 deliberate journeys
which would explain the commotion that was going on in 2 bursts!
Then put one chick down then the othern on top and then put 2 flatish stones on top

I have never heard of anything like this has anyone else?

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Can't picture what you mean NL, -probably too early in the morning-can you explain where these birds had been put?-and the stone bit again :? :?
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Carol wrote:Can't picture what you mean NL, -probably too early in the morning-can you explain where these birds had been put?-and the stone bit again :? :?


ok...back of the house is an ants nest..right in the corner and I had been watching them so had moved some of the loose stones around them. So when I then saw that small 3inch flat rock placed in the corner I knew that something or someone had moved it there.
:shock:
The chicks were placed right in the corner one on top of other and then rock on top
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Fab thing to witness- sounds like mummy Magpie protecting chicks on first flying lesson? Rock to protect them -maybe they crash landed and she couldn't get them back to the nest so gave them what cover and protection was to hand-your rock?
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Just another thought- was she just a lazy Mum going to Mcdonalds? Do Maagpie chicks eat ants? Perhaps she had dumped them next to the food while she went off to party?
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Carol wrote:Just another thought- was she just a lazy Mum going to Mcdonalds? Do Maagpie chicks eat ants? Perhaps she had dumped them next to the food while she went off to party?


:lol:
and I hadn't had a drink by then either!
why don't I think you believe me
:o :roll:

I think Magpies are one clever bird! and nasty little blighters

I think they were snatched from the nest by either a Crow or magpie maliciously with malice a forethought!

and

then murdered in the corner by the billiard room with the lead piping
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See!! Thats how clever and strong ants are!! They can play billiards as well!! Groovy and way out man!! :o :shock:
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Just back from the cafe are we?
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Carol wrote:Just back from the cafe are we?



ha ha ha ....nice one Carol

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