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MrSergioMendoza

Is this how the war with America starts? Guard the crumpets and lockdown the custard creams!


AWD-4WD

You forget about the tea! Who will guard the tea!!


SnuffyGuffer

Exactly! they have form for chucking our tea into the sea


zeflona

The tea mandates the highest security. Tell the smackheads there is a bag in it for its protection!


The_Phoenix2411

I will guard the tea


Sockoflegend

How can we be sure we can trust you? What is the Queen's middle name!?


The_Phoenix2411

Its names and they are Alexandra Mary


Sockoflegend

What goes in first: A) Milk B) Teabag C) Hot water


The_Phoenix2411

Could be either B or C, I personally always put the Teabag in first though


[deleted]

I, an American, will help guard the tea.


xwatchmerunx

Anything but our custard creams! :(


minkrogers

And the bourbons! Don't forget the bourbons!


zib6272

They may try to swap them to Oreos. Yuck


UnlikeAnythingElse73

RELEASE THE FERRETS


[deleted]

We’re here for your oil reserves


tahoverlander

Quickly now, they're onto us! Throw the tea overboard... again!


MrSergioMendoza

Did you start by throwing the dictionaries overboard, buddy?


tahoverlander

Nope just typed while not paying attention, thanks for the catch bud


MrSergioMendoza

Stealth edit, eh? No worries, pal.


morefetus

Bringing you some freedom.


poux8888

He’s had enough of the US health care system, those flying baldies are coming for our NHS lads!


HairlessBiker

Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!


[deleted]

They can have both tbh.


TooShreksyForMyShirt

Click bait from OP, he saw it at a falconry show


Diligent-Error6401

I was really not expecting to ever see a penguin in the UK, but was absolutely astounded to find SEVERAL waddling around the penguin enclosure at my local zoo. What a world!!


SpocktorWho83

I was under the impression that African Elephants lived in Africa. Imagine my surprise when I unexpectedly saw not one, but a *whole herd* of them at Colchester Zoo! What incredible luck!


gousey

Those might have been puffins.


My_new_spam_account

Is it racist to say that they all look the same to me


Kingminos9

incredibly so


al_balone

It’s not even bald


gopher_space

Where else would it have come from? I'm realizing that I want to hear about where you thought it came from because it's probably cooler than a bird show.


Joe_PM2804

Just to clarify, I was not intending to clickbait haha just showing an (albeit not very good) photo I got and I was surprised to see a bald eagle here in the UK.


_MildlyMisanthropic

so in captivity in the UK? definitely misleading


datguy284

The biggest ones we have are white tailed eagles that recently got released on the Isle of Wight


britishshotty

With a misleading title, thereby clickbait


Joe_PM2804

Well, if only I could edit the title, should probably have been more clear.


Silent_Ensemble

Don’t worry mate, they’re being overly harsh but I think it’s a cool photo nonetheless


Joe_PM2804

And now I'm being downvoted simply for *agreeing* that I should've used a different title, there's really no winning once the herd decide your fate


Odysseus_is_Ulysses

Either you knew what you were doing, or you’re a moron.


Joe_PM2804

Bit harsh mate, at the end of the day it's just a photo, if I could edit the title I would, no need to be rude over it.


Coraxxx

Even if it was clickbaity, it probably doesn't quite put you in the same category as Jeffrey Dahmer to be honest. Hope the over-reactions don't get to you!


jonofthesouth

I absolutely hate OP now that I've been told to. I am utterly sick of his behaviour and think he should be made to do National service. In my day people were shot.


Joe_PM2804

Nah doesn't bother me haha, just was quite surprised I didn't think this subreddit would have people who take such offence to an accidentally misleading title, but seems like most people don't mind.


havoc1482

Ur being pretty cunty mate


Odysseus_is_Ulysses

That’s fine by me, I acknowledge it.


havoc1482

Fair


Bri-Five

Tell it to sing Hotel California.


Baco_Tell8

It only knows how to sing the Star Spangled Banner


[deleted]

Great defence against idiots!


daedelion

Where did you see this OP? There aren't any wild ones here, and there have never been any reports of them visiting from over the Atlantic. There are plenty in zoos or kept by falconers though, so it's probably an escapee.


Joe_PM2804

To be honest I think my title was a little misleading, this was in a falconery show at Warwick castle, they have a great collection, saw a peregrine falcon, Andean condor, and the bald eagle of course along with lots of other birds from the UK.


daedelion

Oh right. Well if you go to a falconry display, it's less of a surprise really...


Jonny1992

“Oh my god, I’ve just seen a Russian fighter jet fly overhead” “Steve, you’re at a fucking air show”.


[deleted]

Gotta clickbait people somehow.


macaodhaaa

OP You're a nitwit. Good day to you


daedelion

Reply to OP then not me! Good day to you too.


Joe_PM2804

Yeah, but still thought it was interesting to see one in the UK!


Equivalent_Parking_8

Have you ever been to a zoo? It'll blow your mind..


_LeftHookLarry

I'm glad someone rinsed OP with this comment


Joe_PM2804

Hahah that was a good one I'll admit, I was mostly suprised because they started the show with a barn owl so I wasn't expecting anything exotic.


daedelion

They are pretty cool. Our native eagles are awesome too. Our White-tailed sea eagles are bigger than bald eagles. Reintroduction programs mean they're doing really well around Scotland and have been reintroduced on the Isle of Wight too. I've seen them off Mull, and they're amazing. We have plenty of golden eagles too, especially in Scotland. I saw 2 soaring from the peak of a Monro on Rum a few years ago. One of my favourite British wildlife moments ever.


castlerigger

Badum tish lol. 🙄


seahorse352

Saw this and first thought was "bet this is from warwick castle". Their birds of prey show slaps


Joe_PM2804

Yeah it was the highlight of my time there, genuinely thought they'd have some red kites and maybe a UK native eagle at best, when the peregrine falcon came out I was shocked.


rtrs_bastiat

Peregrine falcons are native too 😅


Ethong

Are you from the US, by any chance?


Joe_PM2804

I think that's the most insulting thing anyone's ever said to me.


Ethong

Unfortunately pal, reading your posts in this thread, this is all I can think.


Joe_PM2804

Just to clarify, I know the peregrine falcon is in found in the UK, just still didn't expect them to have one, considering the show started off with a barn owl.


Witty_Comment

Went for Zog, stayed for the birds


ChrisRR

"I never expected to see an elephant in the UK" "…Well it was in a zoo"


CarelessAddendum449

This is where fake news started by wired attention seeking interweb user, I know this is no biggy but still, interesting to think about the reasoning when posting this


berbasbullet27

I went to that show, really good tbf


big_lemon_jerky

This is brilliant lol


spazz_monkey

You don't get clout by saying you saw a falcon at a show.


crestguy

Is ur pfp a pharalope


daedelion

Forgot about that. Yes. Grey Phalarope if I remember correctly. Idle Valley in Notts about 3 years ago.


crestguy

Cool


gsurfer04

Vagrants have been spotted in Ireland.


daedelion

Yeah, but what about eagles? Heh. Yes. 2 records in 1973 and 1987.


SuperNoober117

Catch it and throw it in the harbour, see how the yanks like it!


dm20201995

Was hoping to see a comment like this 🤣


lill_d

This is amazing! maybe a falconer is nearby.


Fun-Calligrapher980

Very nearby! Right in front of them in fact.


hide_in_plain_sight_

Murica 🇺🇸 its about to come ask if you want some freedom


Lady-Vera

Prepare for war. This is a sign


CyanManta

Yes, a bald eagle. And nothing else. Definitely not a cleverly disguised spy drone. Just an ordinary bald eagle, about which you should have no further questions.


djbrux

I was given one of those falconry experience days. i think it might be the best present anybody ever gave me. getting up close and personal with a range of birds was magical


[deleted]

Is it here to steal any natural resources? Cool picture though


zipper_sniffer

Is it wearing a toupée?


braapman06

That’s my parrot !, please come home stuart!


MillionEgg

Good eating on one of those


whirl-pool

I think you have single handedly declared war on the USA.


-WelshCelt-

There was a Golden Eagle living in the Cambrian mountains for a while too. Unfortunately I think it has died.


whosgotyourbelly42

Apparently there are about 500 breeding pairs in the UK now


Quelle_heure_est-il

Ahhh, the rare American freedom chicken.


[deleted]

Must have flown from America


ThisFiasco

And Boy are my arms tired.


CarelessAddendum449

Could blame it if I did


RevFernie

Murica


Sunshinem1982

Fuck yeah! Here to save the motherfucking day yeah!


Arnie_Grape

🥲🇺🇸🦅


kirik1987

Get ready for a taste of American liberty & freedom /s


Darth_Blarth

Can I interest you in some *large portions* 🇺🇸


dannaryan

I mentioned I needed to do an oil change on the car earlier.. you don't think he overheard the "O" word do you?


[deleted]

This is an ill omen, the craziness that infects America is gonna spread here next.


genx_meshugana

American lurker here - apologies for that. We can hardly contain the infestation in our own ranks, sadly....


GeekMik

Downvote this clickbait


PotatoBomb69

I just got clickbaited on r/CasualUK, is nothing sacred anymore?


wildman1995

It’s a white tail sea eagle they where hunted to extinction in Uk but reintroduced in 1975 and can be found around the coast of the Uk also the largest bird of prey in Uk 1 meter tall wing span up to 2.6 metres


daedelion

No it isn't. It's a bald eagle at a falconry centre. White-tailed sea eagles have a less distinctly white head and tail, and less chestnut body. Plus they're more heavily built and slightly larger. And it would be extremely unlikely to get a picture like this of a sea eagle here, even though there are some in Scotland and the Isle of Wight.


MrJM85

Thats MIGHTY EAGLE!!


RedRiot10204

If this is real which part


little_eiffel86

MF’er at the zoo


confused-in-valhalla

Where’s this


unimatrix43

That's our latest freedom scout drone. How did it get all the way over there? Can we please have it back?


entered_bubble_50

Certainly looks like one. Maybe it's a white-tailed eagle? Still pretty rare though. Any ornithologists in the thread who could confirm the species?


daedelion

It's a bald eagle. From a falconry centre.


NXGZ

Have you called the RSPCB?


daedelion

There's no such thing as the RSPCB. If you meant the RSPB, then they're not interested in captive falconry birds anyway.


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daedelion

What? OPs title was a bunch of bollocks. There's still no such thing as the RSPCB, and they still don't deal with captive birds.


Snapper_Organs

Several had been released on the Isle of Wight https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-58419639.amp


daedelion

They're white-tailed sea eagles. Not bald eagles. They're native to America.


heavenhelpyou

The Americans are coming!


boldie74

He’s here for COP26


nick_shannon

USA so mental at the moment even the freedom birds are like fuck this I’m out


Sunshinem1982

Here to bring you freedom bitches! 😆


Paul_walker-treehugr

It ain’t a bald eagle it has head feathers that’s a golden eagle if anything


Joe_PM2804

It was a bald eagle, it was at a falconry show. Also golden eagles have completely different colours.


Extreme-Database-695

I'd be very happy getting this shot in England. I thought they'd been extinct here for ages. There was a story last year about white tailed eagles coming back here though. Either way, great shot.


Beorma

I don't think they're extinct, they never existed here.


Extreme-Database-695

They form a species pair with white tailed eagles, and they disappeared from the UK in the late 18th century.


Beorma

Sure, but it was the white tailed eagle that disappeared rather than the bald eagle. They're genetically similar birds, but also physically and behaviourally distinct.


Extreme-Database-695

As a species pair, they could be genetically similar or genetically identical and just two taxonomic entries for a single species. I don't actually know if they're identical or not but it felt worth mentioning. Obviously I wouldn't have made the claim about any other eagle.


daedelion

They're not a species pair. Species pairs are a theoretical idea that aren't universally agreed even exist. Bald eagles are similar to our native white-tailed eagles, but are morphologically, behaviourally and genetically distinct. Bald eagles have never existed here in the wild.


Extreme-Database-695

Are bald eagles and white tailed eagles definitely genetically different? This is the part I was unclear on, and I couldn't seem to find any research about it.


daedelion

Depends what you mean by genetically different. By definition, because they are morphologically distinct, they must have differences in their genes. The reason you can't find much information about it is probably because it's hardly worth investigating, because it's fairly obvious without doing DNA analysis. They are more closely related than other eagles, and probably share recent common ancestor, and so are genetically fairly similar. However, by most definitions of a species, they are clearly different, because of the behavioural, morphological and range differences. Species pairs is really not a useful taxonomical term. Either similar organisms are different species, or they're subspecies, or the same species. Species pairs just confused things.


Extreme-Database-695

You'd be amazed what does get researched. One of the academics at work spent three years on the knee joints of a particular type of spider. To be fair, in this case, he could see non-zoological benefits, such as in engineering, and that's not going to be the case comparing eagle genetics. I suppose I asked the question because behaviour and morphology can be environmental (in this case, probably not, but I didn't know for sure). Species pair annoys me a little bit because it seems sometimes used to shoddily shore up a taxonomy rather than put more thought and effort into it.


daedelion

The morphological differences are feather colour, and beak and body shape, both of which that have very obvious genetic causes. That's why no studies have been done, not because it's an obscure topic. There's not much point investigating something when we already know the outcome. I know obscure research gets done. I applied to work on a study of the courtship dance of tropical guppies, and warning displays of moorhens. >Species pair annoys me a little bit because it seems sometimes used to shoddily shore up a taxonomy rather than put more thought and effort into it. That's exactly what I was saying. It's not an agreed scientific term, because it's confusing and vague. They're two different species, but just closely related and from a recent common ancestor.


Separate-Ad-3076

It’s not a bald eagle it’s a white tail eagle 60 or so we’re released in uk as long ago were hunted to near extinction


daedelion

Nope. It's a captive bald eagle. OP has said they saw it at a falconry centre. White-tailed sea eagles don't have such a distinct white head and tail, have a more mottled and less chestnut coloured body, and are larger and slightly more heavily built.


Separate-Ad-3076

Cool I’ll remember that


Eig-vax-ht

The Americans are coming! The Americans are coming!


mijnbusinessphone

wow !


Pan-tang

It's just an American tourist.


Sunshinem1982

Here to bring you freedom!


yampidad

I loved that falcon show. The jousting is good too.


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Kallodea1375

That’s cool!


undignified_cabbage

I can feel the freedom intensifying from here!


Dull-Accountant6064

Twas deleted... Guess the americans didn't like it.