Make it More Birds of Prey-ey !!

A documentary about birds of prey preening:-

The Eagle has Laundered

I went to an ill eagle rave. Loads of eagles throwing up everywhere

Im very eagle to think of some uns for this thread

Harley Quinn Davidson

For that last pun, I was thinking outside the Bird Box

The White Tailed Eagle Cliffs of Dover

Theres a bit of a Covid outbreak in Australia, on the Golden Eagle coast

The Hawkshank Redemption
A sparrow hawk is arrested for the murders of several mice and voles, and condemned to life in prison. He was already the most unconventional prisoner to beakgin with, but watch how unconventional he becomes.

The Dark Kite Rises
Wayne, a Bat Kite and aspiring terrorist attacks Gotham City. Predictably, the Mayor calls on Batman to help, but evidently has little knowledge of the feeding habits of birds of prey native to subsaharan Africa. Wayne makes short work of devouring Batman, and Gotham City falls to his evil regime.

Vulture Shock
An amusing show in which various shocking facts are revealed to various participant vultures live on air. Revealing everything from spousal infidelity to general impropriety, this show serves little purpose other than to traumatise the participants and create the occasional amusing tableau for the audience. It’s basically like Jeremy Kyle, but with Vultures.

Fly Hard
Hoping to spend Christmas with family, a buzzard makes his way home to LA. However, upon arrival he rapidly becomes embroiled in a hostage situation. This is resolved very quickly as he is able to dive-bomb assailants as well depositing seemingly-unlimited faecal matter on them. Evidently it’s not so lucky after all, eh?

No Country for Old Hen
An elderly female owl decides she’s done with the same old b******* and emigrates to warmer climes. She stumbles across $2.000.000 from a drug deal gone awry, and decides to keep it. Fortunately there is no comeback from this, and she lives happily ever after in understated luxury.

I was eagle-y awaiting this thread and vulture-ly en-raptor-ed to see it arrive... quite aerie that i was just thinking about it.

I have tried out my Talon for designing a poster with the hungry raptor in mind. Owl's about this one?

I assume the tortoise was treated as carrion luggage for the flight.

Your story vulture-ly grew on me (this one will only mean something to anyone with a good knowledge of bird names).

PS: I'm still puzzling over the spitting image reference.

PPS: I was lucky enough to see a wandering Lammergier in the Peak District last year... somewhat lost I suspect, as it should have been in the Alps

I thought I might begin by commenting on the way in which birds of preys' calls are often kite orkestral. Condor other wing, if a woman is seen to be observing this spectacle, they have been known to harrier as a hobby. Owls don't tend to join in (though many would strixpect them to) as they find it to not be as vultured as they are used to (they prefer Merlinanelli).
A famously musical bird was Milvus Presley (famous for 'A little less condorsation') of whom many are griffond of.
That's all the punning Rufous (chested sparrowhawk) can force into a stilt(leg)ed Seriemoquy.

I trust everyone will give a raptorous welcome to this subject and that nobody will give it the bird, and there should certainly be no falcon about. I'm sure those of a religious bent will be preying for such a reception.

I saw two pictures of a hawk the other day; one was the spitting image of the other. [Maybe someone will understand that pun and my faith in modern teaching of English won't suffer another jolt].

I'd like to put in a special word for the lammergeier, the bird that is reputed to have killed the Greek philosopher Aeschylus by dropping a tortoise on his bald head, seemingly mistaking it for a stone on which to crack its shell. Ironically, the great thinker had a bit of a thing for staying outdoors as he'd been the subject of a prophecy in which he was foretold a death from falling objects. He thought he'd be safe if he avoided having anything over his head. It shows the limits of philosophy.

And, of course, allows me to end with a suggestion that Aeschylus ended his life emitting great owls of anguish and pain.

Star Wars: a new Hawk/Hobby

Lord of the raptors: The two talons

Lord of the raptors: the return of the kestrel

Moonraptor

Is bird watching a 'Hobby' of yours bear?

[I should be watching 'live' cricket today if crowds were allowed ]

I assume the tortoise was treated as carrion luggage for the flight.

Probably, but it was one of those hardshell cases. Take a look at the various meanings of "hawk".

Can't think of any punnage, so:

This:

prey not pray

can't pray not be a pun of prey, idk

yes, but not in the example you provided.... here is a much better one:

Why do kestrels go to church on Sunday ?

googling kestrels

yes, but not in the example you provided.... here is a much better one:

Why do kestrels go to church on Sunday ?