It looks like a sparrowhawk kill mate, it really depends on where you found it. If a bird or animal is hungry enough or feels comfortable it will eat its fill. This looks like a classic sparrowhawk kill where it has pinned the bird down and tore out the breast. If it had head removed i might go for a martin pole cat or stout type kill where it has been scarred off the carcass. It might even have been a goshawk or a falcon. Did you see any sign left or any plucking chewing or stripping sign on the feathers?
No Otters round these parts, well not up where that was and we "got rid" of most of the Mink and the Mink traps have been empty and untripped for weeks
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Interesting, i found one yesterday at the lakes and only the head was missing, cant figure that one out either.
My thought exactly.
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Sparrow hawks and falcons will take the breast meat while buzzards take the head, I don't know why this is but hope it helps a bit.
It looks like a sparrowhawk kill mate, it really depends on where you found it. If a bird or animal is hungry enough or feels comfortable it will eat its fill. This looks like a classic sparrowhawk kill where it has pinned the bird down and tore out the breast. If it had head removed i might go for a martin pole cat or stout type kill where it has been scarred off the carcass. It might even have been a goshawk or a falcon. Did you see any sign left or any plucking chewing or stripping sign on the feathers?
Might have been an otter or mink on your kill Kepis, do you get them round your parts mate?
No Otters round these parts, well not up where that was and we "got rid" of most of the Mink and the Mink traps have been empty and untripped for weeks
Thanks all
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