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? sparrowhawk did this? (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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Sparrowhawks are known for just taking the breast.
King Edward
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Check that the feathers have been plucked out, leaving the ends of the shafts intact, rather than bitten off as a cat does.
leonardo_simon
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Will do
Although further dismemberment may confound matters
EDIT 4/10/18
Virtually all evidence destroyed by the magpies.....next time I will look more quickly
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Grim. I saw a wood pigeon like this a few weeks ago, missing its head. Lots of feathers scattered around. I know there's at least one female sparrowhawk locally but I couldn't possibly say what caused it. There are definitely more cats and foxes around than sparrowhawks though.
leonardo_simon
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of course one creature could have killed the bird & eaten the breast and another took the head.
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