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Ever seen a starving dog eat a buzzard?
Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:48 pm
Drove past this poor fella eating a buzzard. Or a bald eagle, hard to tell. I was in the Great Falls, SC area. Pretty country, but worn down towns and abandoned houses. This dog was in the hills all on his own. Gotta admire the courage and fight despite seemingly being on death’s doorstep. This boxer was absolutely tearing into the bird.
Circle of life and such… one day the dog will probably be eaten by another buzzard, but he got his fight in while he still could. Nothing like nature to remind you of the cruelty of life. I took it as an omen of sorts.
Oddly enough, a few miles later down the road, I passed an enormously active gold mine. The area was “hills have eyes” type and I fully expected to see clowns in the woods.
Circle of life and such… one day the dog will probably be eaten by another buzzard, but he got his fight in while he still could. Nothing like nature to remind you of the cruelty of life. I took it as an omen of sorts.
Oddly enough, a few miles later down the road, I passed an enormously active gold mine. The area was “hills have eyes” type and I fully expected to see clowns in the woods.
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Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:53 pm to Honest Tune
You could take pics of the dog but you couldn't help it?
Posted on 4/30/24 at 2:54 pm to TigerDeacon
I knew this was coming. I was out in the middle of NOWHERE. If I had even a cracker on me I would have given it to the dog.
But yes, I only took pictures.
But yes, I only took pictures.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 4:33 pm to Honest Tune
If he's allowed a little freedom, a dog will eat and chew on anything. They've even been known to drag the remains of a month old road killed skunk up on the back porch to use as a chew toy.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 7:24 pm to ImaObserver
For sure. That was my first time ever seeing the proverbial shoe on the other foot. Seen a million dead dogs consumed by the buzzards but never the other way around.
Weird area overall where it was.
Weird area overall where it was.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 7:44 pm to Honest Tune
I would assume every dog is starving.
Barktavious done went to the kitty litter box on Saturday and ate Pickles’ cat turds, then threw up right on my shirt.
Barktavious done went to the kitty litter box on Saturday and ate Pickles’ cat turds, then threw up right on my shirt.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 7:55 pm to dstone12
This particular boxer was absolutely whittled down to skin and bones. Best thing for it would have been a bullet but that wasn’t my call to make.
Big arse buzzard, too.
Big arse buzzard, too.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 8:55 pm to Honest Tune
Just curious, but why were you passing thru Great Falls? I grew up about 30 miles from there, and when the textile industry moved overseas, that little town went downhill fast.
They have a new whitewater center a few miles from downtown on the fall line of the Catawba River that is gaining a little traction.
They have a new whitewater center a few miles from downtown on the fall line of the Catawba River that is gaining a little traction.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:04 pm to Honest Tune
there aint a protein source in mother nature that goes to waste
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:23 pm to UpstateCock2007
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Just curious, but why were you passing thru Great Falls? I grew up about 30 miles from there, and when the textile industry moved overseas, that little town went downhill fast.
I drove up to NC and SC to look at some construction projects… Laurens and Pageland were my stops in SC to do some consultations with our client. Very rural areas.
The Great Falls area looked very cool to me from an outdoors perspective, but man… downtrodden otherwise. And like I said, close to Kershaw is one of the oldest and biggest gold mines in the world. The poverty/disparity in the surrounding area stuck with me.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:24 pm to UpstateCock2007
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They have a new whitewater center a few miles from downtown on the fall line of the Catawba River that is gaining a little traction.
This is what that area could use more of.. ecotourism. Help ain’t coming otherwise.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:55 am to Honest Tune
That’s cool. So the Gold Mine you referred to was Hale Gold Mine. Sat dormant for years, and they really fired it up about 15 years ago.
All of those towns through that area were textile towns and booming up until the 1970’s and 1980’s. Once textiles went overseas, those towns struggled. The one saving grace for Great Falls may be its proximity to Charlotte and I-77.
All of those towns through that area were textile towns and booming up until the 1970’s and 1980’s. Once textiles went overseas, those towns struggled. The one saving grace for Great Falls may be its proximity to Charlotte and I-77.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 8:55 am to TigerDeacon
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You could take pics of the dog but you couldn't help it?
Dog might be perfectly content living life on its own terms.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 9:16 am to Honest Tune
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I knew this was coming. I was out in the middle of NOWHERE. If I had even a cracker on me I would have given it to the dog.
If I picked up/helped every stray dog I saw when hunting in rural Mississippi I'd be stopping every quarter mile. You can't help them all.
I once stopped to see if I could help a dog that looked about like the one you took a pic of. I about got bit.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:07 am to Loup
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I once stopped to see if I could help a dog that looked about like the one you took a pic of. I about got bit.
Exactly, baw. I’m a dog person big time, but you can’t save em all. I know one girl with 22 dogs… that’s what happens when you want to help them all.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:08 am to UpstateCock2007
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That’s cool. So the Gold Mine you referred to was Hale Gold Mine. Sat dormant for years, and they really fired it up about 15 years ago.
God as my witness I had no idea there were active gold mines in the south. Apparently the first gold rush was in the Carolinas, then the prospectors headed west in 49.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 10:09 am to mack the knife
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there aint a protein source in mother nature that goes to waste
And there is beauty in that. There’s beauty in survival. There’s beauty in abandonment and self-sustaining courage. This scene stuck with me for a variety of reasons.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:42 pm to Honest Tune
My dog is well fed and healthy but he will eat every emerging cicada he can find….and there are thousands coming up just in our yard.
I noticed a couple of neighbor dogs enjoying the natural snacks as well.
Hope that Boxer eats every scrap of that bird and is able to survive,
I noticed a couple of neighbor dogs enjoying the natural snacks as well.
Hope that Boxer eats every scrap of that bird and is able to survive,
Posted on 5/1/24 at 5:07 pm to Honest Tune
Kinda cool. If you would have put those on Facebook the comments would be glorious.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 12:44 pm to tigersownall
You’re absolutely correct. I’m not on FB, but I definitely envisioned that scenario.
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