Bliss by Harry Bliss for August 28, 2023

I hope Delia is a pet and not a child.

Maybe it’s their insufferable dog!!!

They are so misunderstood.

I was walking my dachshund on a coastal trail when I heard a loud rapid fluttering of feathers from above. A large hawk came directly down out of the sky and pounced on a small rabbit about 12 feet away from us. My dog and I looked at each other and I said what she thought, “That could have been you.”

Hummmm …Thought Turkey Vultures only went for dead stuff .

Alas, poor Delia; we hardly knew ya!

Not so much “where is Delia?” as “who is Delia?”

If that’s really a turkey vulture, then something else got to Delia first.

Gasp! Awful!

I have huge HAWKS who dive down and kill mourning doves and eat them in my yard and another time attacked a baby skunk, killed him and flew off!

No worries, turkey vultures are ground feeders of dead animals, they don’t kill.

How is this funny?

We had a Red Tailed Hawk swoop down on one of our elderly Corgis while she was on our deck. I came out of the back door as it was coming down and it peeled off. Natasha was 15 years old and a bit arthritic, but her jaws and teeth were in top working order. She was also a big Corgi at about 32 lbs.

Bird would have gotten an unpleasant surprise.

terrible

Not funny – it happens. Not with vultures, but with raptors. Small pets are never safe.

♬ I’m bringing home a baby bumble bee…

As a rule, Turkey Vultures don’t carry anything. Now a California Condor is twice as big as a turkey vulture but has the underwing white stripe in the front, rather than along the back of the wing. They could probably carry a small creature. I have seen a California Condor cruising the foothills above Morro Bay – but only the one time.

“Delia’s gone…”

Oh, no!

Dark humor is an acquired taste. Like most humor, the laugh, though a nervous one, comes from the shock and surprise at the sudden change of direction. Still an acquired taste though. Not for all of us.

Don’t forget to write Delia!

This might “NOT” be good …… :/

T V would be incapable of carrying off a dog. Even an eagle would find it challenging.

Bit of an error by Bliss. Very unlikely to be a turkey vulture, mainly eaters of carrion. As others have stated, much more likely to be an eagle, and would still have to be a very light dog. Large hawks would normally stick to smaller prey, like rabbits, mice…or a kitten. Or a very teeny tiny dog. Still, it’s just a comic.

Nooo!!!