A quick and slightly gruesome post now. At Scarborough we found the remains of a bird that had been predated. There were few bones, no body, just a pile of feathers and a couple of other clues. Interested? Then enter the post to see the evidence…
So, the question is, what leaves nothing bar a pile of feathers? Fox? Bird of Prey? Gull? Something else?
Also, what is the identity of the deceased? To help you out, here are a couple of photos of feathers, each about 20cm long and a foot!
Please share your thoughts in the comments below. I’ll post the answer in a couple of days.
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I’m guessing a black headed gull was the victim. Predated by some sort of bird of prey?
Have to wait and see.
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From Amy Schwartz via Twitter: Shelduck
From Matt Schwartz via Facebook: “Herring Gull?”
Med Gull. The foot looks pretty big!
Interesting. We’ll see.
And possibly predatored by a fox.
From Facebook:
Chris Fairchild asked “How red is the foot? Could be Black-headed, although it looks bigger”
DC: “It’s pretty red”
Chris: “I’d go with BHG then”
From Facebook:
Jim Hockaday: “It was colonel mustard, in the library, with the candlestick”
From Facebook:
Julia Saunders: “Black headed gull, left wing feather”
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