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KC Foggin

KC Foggin

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I am hoping it is not the result of a dead bird laying there. If it were, would it have to lay there a long time to produce this kind of stain? The weather had been dry and cold when this was taken. Taken close to a local lake I visit almost daily and had not seen any traces of a dead bird on any of the days preceding my find.
 

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It looks like a bird to me. You might have a mega, mega KC. I kept thinking, I know that bird. Then it dawned on me--a blast from the past--Cuckoo Roller. Why would anyone remove the legs though?
 
I was thinking Kingfisher for some reason. Yeah, the missing legs made me think it was not a bird but just a damn good image of one. Too many park rangers around for anyone to try something that dastardly.
 
Close to Kingfisher, but not quite. I was thinking if it wasn't Cuckoo Roller, it was some Aussie bird that I just can't grasp.
Edit: Kookaburra, duh!
 
It's a mega, I'm telling you.;) I don't think it is really the imprint of the remnants a dead bird. I think it's just one of those images. Remember the Virgin Mary on the grilled cheese sandwich?
 
Kratter said:
Definitely a Collared Puffbird. You should alert the local list- serve.
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Puff Bird!!! You're right, Kratter! I kept reaching for something...the little ridgeline running the length of the crown kept bothering me. I think you have nailed it.
EDIT: Not ridgeline, I meant indentation.
 
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