[Rick Masters]

May 28, 2016

Taxidermists search for an egg in the a nesting crater of an Ozone Warbler.
Unfortunately, no egg was found.
"It is likely the egg was devoured and the shell fragments, which are rich in calcium, were carried off by hungry rodents," said a professor from the university.

[Rick Masters]

A taxidermist presents the proper technique of retrieving an Ozone Warbler.
Making sure he is not directly below the creature, he grabs it by the ankle and shouts, "Now, whadda I do?"

[Rick Masters]

June 2, 2016

Taxidermists have tethered this Ozone Warbler to its nesting crater so it doesn't fly off.
"Actually, it was not a very good specimen," said one taxidermist, "so we let the cooks from a nearby Korean restaurant have it."
Unfortunately, no egg was found.

[Rick Masters]

May 16, 2016

Taxidermists with a rubber boat retrieve an Ozone Warbler from its ocean nest. As they approach, you can see it struggling to escape.
"We caught it by its ankle and it calmed down," said one taxidermist. "Then we pulled it into the boat."
Unfortunately, no egg was found.
"We suspect the eggs of the Ozone Warbler do not float," said an ornithologist from the university, "which may explain why none have ever been found in ocean nests. But why some choose to nest below the high tide mark remains a mystery. Most Ozone Warblers seem to prefer nesting inland, in trees."

[Rick Masters]

December 30, 2015

Utility crews remove an Ozone Warbler from its nest in a high-voltage power line.
"They made us move the lines farther apart for the eagles, years ago," complained one utility worker. "I don't know what the heck we're gonna do, now."
However, three cooks from a nearby Korean restaurant disagreed.
"Spacing of lines just right!" said one, savoring a sizzling morsel.

[Rick Masters]

In this rare footage recovered from the remains of an Ozone Warbler with a video camera attached to its head, the creature is driven from the sky by an angry eagle. The Ozone Warbler's screams of terror are clearly heard as the eagle makes pass after angry pass.

http://players.brightcove.net/2540076170001/Ey9zhZNae_default/index.html?videoId=4929877320001

"The terror-filled squawking of this Ozone Warbler in the presence of an eagle comes as a surprise. This evidence shows for the first time that Ozone Warblers have become a food source for raptors as their territory expands," said an ornithologist from the university. "Previously, we had thought the Ozone Warblers were deliberately choosing nesting craters instead of trees. But based on this new information, we will have to re-evaluate our results. Many Ozone Warblers we had suspected of grossly incompetent nesting skills may have actually been the victims of raptor attacks.


Haliaeetus Gonnagetsom - a new source of fast food arrives in the neighborhood.

"Apparently a learned behavior on behalf of the hungry eagle, this development could in fact threaten the very survival of the Ozone Warbler for there appears to be no escape for the helpless creatures."

Viewer descretion is advised: The last moments of the unfortunate Ozone Warbler are captured here, in an image too graphic and terrifying to present on this family forum.
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[Rick Masters]

June 4, 2016

When the taxidermists reached the nesting site, the Ozone Warbler had vanished.
"It looks like there was a struggle of some kind," said one taxidermist.
"I can't believe we hiked all the way out here for nothing!" said another.
Unfortunately, no egg was found.

[Rick Masters]

April 30, 2016

Taxidermists use a crane to remove an Ozone Warbler from a tree as protesting cooks from a nearby Korean Creole restaurant are prevented by police from approaching the scene.
"We were here first!" complained one cook. "They drove that big truck right past us!"
"It's not fair," asserted another cook. "We have already printed lunch special menu with succulent Ozone Wegyu burger."

[Rick Masters]

A taxidermist cautiously reaches for the ankle of a Double-Nested Ozone Warbler.

[MikeLake]

This made me smile.