Question of the Day- Shocking Discoveries
By DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
May 16, 2018 2:44pm CST
What is the most shocking thing you have ever discovered?
For me the most recent thing I can remember was looking out my patio window and seeing a hawk swoop down and catch a bird killing it instantly. Then he calmly perched on my deck as he ate that little sparrow piece by piece. I kind of froze, didn't know what to do since the bird was half-eaten, so I just watched rather than leave a half eaten bird in my yard. When the Hawk finished all that was left was a few feathers.
Hawks sure do clean their plate!
Any shocking discoveries?
Photo- YouTube.com
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
16 May 18
The most shocking thing I discovered about 80 to 100 paycheques strewn all over the floor of a parkade I was walking through. They were paycheques from a local movie production company, each of them well over $3000 per cheque. I gathered them up and located the production company and dropped them off. 
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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18 May 18
Wow! Like hitting a mini-lottery. Nice of you to round the checks up and return them 
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
27 May 18
@dgobucks226 I know that have to eat, but not "MY" doves.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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26 May 18
This hawk comes by my yard every month or so and the doves being so slow are prime targets. I have been successful in the past to scare the hawk away but it is persistent. I guess they have to eat too 
Those hawks can do that! I had one swoop right over my head trying to catch prey.
Those hawks can do that! I had one swoop right over my head trying to catch prey.1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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27 May 18
@LadyDuck I enjoy the Doves also. They are such peaceful birds. And great scavengers. They do not miss any bird seed that falls to the ground, lol.
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
17 May 18
I have seen this sight as well, I have pictures of birds eating other birds and chipmunks..
but this one was most amazing to me as I watched this bird (great Blue Heron) reach into the pond and come out with this HUGE fish and then walk over to the grass and then throw back his head and swallow it whole.. Alive.. and if a fish could scream it would have been screaming too! this is the photo I was able to get of it with my zoom .. I was across the pond when I saw it all happen!
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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18 May 18
What a fantastic photo. We have Osprey at our state park which will bring fish to their young. There is a web cam setup so you can see the nest and sometimes you will see the Osprey swoop in with a fish.
Your action shot really captures the moment. Here is one my friend took from a wildlife shoot. Not as good as yours though Also a Herron...
Also a Herron...1 person likes this
@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
21 May 18
@dgobucks226 That is also a very good shot... I have gotten more pics and even video of the Heron.. they are very fascinating.
Check this out. I got this last year.
Watch this Great Blue Heron stalking , catching and swallowing his prey whole!!! Video taken Goodwin Park Hartford,CT with my Nikon Coolpix P900
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
17 May 18
Oh. My. That would be shocking. I think you made the right choice as brutal as that was. If you'd have scared the hawk off it likely would have just eaten another bird. :/
I came back home from gardening, I live in an apartment, and outside my door, like right outside I find the maintenance man and a whole pile of stuff . He was working on the ceiling - on the water pipes.
Bonus surprise: no water running!
Happily they got it fixed.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
18 May 18
@dgobucks226 I was sure happy I had just made a huge pitcher of kool aid so I had something to drink
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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18 May 18
A life without a shocking moment. Where is the fun in that, lol.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 May 18
Yes, I felt so helpless. If only I had seen the hawk sooner I could of saved that bird.
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@Peach10 (1920)
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28 May 18
@dgobucks226 don't blame yourself, that's how he has to go. Poor bird!
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
18 May 18
@dgobucks226 they only snake we have here what called grass snake and harmless.Ms.Ruby loves to chase them.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 May 18
That's interesting. I'm sure it was fascinating watching it. The most shocking for me came by way of an e-mail yesterday. It was about bees. I learned there are 20,000 species of bees, and hundreds of species of honey bees alone. I found it both shocking and fascinating.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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18 May 18
I saw that information about bees too. PBS had a nice feature about bees that I watched a bit of on you tube.
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