Why do you hardly ever see dead birds in the street?

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fernofry@reddit

Rats or foxes get em. Saw a pancaked bird in the road the other day though.

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Delicious_Bus_9888@reddit

ive seen about ten dead birds this week alone.breaks my heart everytime.

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Confuseduseroo@reddit

Try putting a piece of fresh meat on the pavement and see how long it stays there.

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burplesscucumber@reddit

well since you’re the who brought it up why don’t you go out and do something about it instead of just coming in here asking questions as though it’s someone else’s responsibility?

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DropDeadDigsy@reddit (OP)

What do you want me to do? Coax the birds to drop dead on the streets?

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TechnoWellieBobs@reddit

Their remains get taken care of in good time either by animals or us, and a lot of them die in their nests in hidden or out of reach habitats where nature takes its course

You will see the odd one now and again. Just in the last few weeks I’ve seen:

4+ birds on the road ☠️
a dead pigeon outside Nisa
a dead seagull on the high street in Swansea
way more which would likely get me banned

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The seagulls in Swansea are terrifying. Especially that alpha outside mcdonalds. There was one with a missing leg that repeatedly targeted my friend over the course of literally weeks because he started shouting at it and calling it a cunt one day. It literally remembered him and would repeatedly dive bomb him and peck his scalp. Tbf he deserved it.

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Defiant-Tackle-0728@reddit

I did once see a seagull refuse to get out the way of a car after said pigeon stole someone's lunch sausage from a chip shop in Cornwall.

It was obviously used to getting its own way and didnt move so the driver after spending 5 minutes beeping his horn at it just drove over it.

Despite its head being squished the wings still flapped.

Remember walking away for 30-45 minutes and there must have been a feeding frenzy as it was just a mass of blood, feathers, beak and a foot.

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breadlinn@reddit

To further this, going back a couple of years now - I very rarely go to Maccies, there's not a lot I can eat from there that doesn't make me ill. I went for my first brekkie mc muffin in like 10 years only to have it snatched from my finger tips by this massive beast of a gull - I felt the beak brush against my thumb.

All I tried to do was bin my rubbish and my good deed was punished

Last week I was walking down the front and got swarmed by at least 15 and amazingly only one managed to poop on me.

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ok2888@reddit

Probably was the same one that took my mcchicken. This was about 5 years ago now. Easily the biggest seagull I've ever seen, like a flying dog.

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breadlinn@reddit

It might have been that long ago to be honest! I just couldn't believe it

I do feel bad for the youngsters though, they look so pathetic when they're moulting their baby down feathers

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Outrageous_Jury4152@reddit

Nature takes care of it, duh

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PatTheCatMcDonald@reddit

Local Falconers love to decimate the pigeon population with their pets, I come across half a dozen headless examples on exceptionally bust days.

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Hadyergranny@reddit

They don’t die, their batteries run out, and they are then collected by government drones, the batteries are replaced and they are returned to the wild.

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Evening-Web-3038@reddit

Ever noticed how some parts of the UK have really bad 5g signal? Well, next time it happens look up in the sky and you'll also see zero birds around.

Connect the dots people!

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PatTheCatMcDonald@reddit

... Somebody is selling 5G contracts to pigeons?

Now that is impressive. Especially without an address or bank account.

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Ok-Case9095@reddit

I saw a baby bird on the ground on a leafy road. It was gone the next day 🤣

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adymann@reddit

Never seen a dead bat though

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PixelPoppah@reddit

I bird died right next to our driveway so every morning for about 3 weeks I've had to explain to my very curious 5yo about decomposition and how bugs eat the bird and it will eventually return to the earth. There are only feathers and a beak left at this point and it still draws her like a magnet

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ResplendentBear@reddit

Mostly eaten by foxes or cats I'd imagine.

Somewhat off topic, but I know it's very rare in America to find a dead bear. And they're not small. Good protein just gets reused very quickly. (This fact is used as explanation as to the lack of Bigfoot bodies).

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Basic-Pangolin553@reddit

And other birds

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NevilleLurcher@reddit

I ran past a dead pigeon outside South Shields crematorium today who had flown into the road sign with such speed that its head was forced back down its own neck.

I'm quite a slow runner so had plenty of time to get a good look.

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fluffbag1@reddit

I live rural and see at least one dead bird a month?

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Indigo-Waterfall@reddit

I too live rurally, I’d go far as to say I see one at least daily / every other day. Mostly road kill.

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Indigo-Waterfall@reddit

I’ve no idea why YOU dont. Personally, I see more dead birds than any other animal. Pheasants mostly, but also pigeons, occasionally other wild birds that have been caught by a fox or something and you see the aftermath. I saw a dead Red Kite the other day.

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PriorAd2502@reddit

They float up into space,. You see, birds don't flap their wings to fly, they flap them to stay near the ground. When they are in a tree or on the ground they use their dinosaur claws to clamp down and avoid floating away. This is a little unknown, 100% truth.

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