Mother nature’s joke: Rats with wings

Between attacks by seagulls, magpie massacres, and an invasion of Japanese knotweed, it looks like mother nature is enjoying a joke at mankind’s expense.

Except none of these problems is a laughing matter.

Giant seagulls have begun to head inland, attacking and killing mature ewes in South and West Kerry. They are also attacking pet dogs, while magpies are conducting massacres of small garden birds such as sparrows, tits, and thrushes.