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peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Who do you think did this? Jul 22, 2011 20:35:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Jul 22, 2011 20:35:19 GMT I found these feathers on the lawn this morning, they look as though they have been plucked from the bird. I wondered whether the culprit might be a Sparrowhawk. What do you think?
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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Who do you think did this? Jul 22, 2011 20:55:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Jul 22, 2011 20:55:59 GMT Oh dear - I think you're probably right. Nature can be cruel sometimes.

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Who do you think did this? Jul 22, 2011 21:33:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Jul 22, 2011 21:33:08 GMT Yes, trademark after effects
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Fractal Top Member Posts: 1,859	Who do you think did this? Jul 22, 2011 21:37:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fractal on Jul 22, 2011 21:37:27 GMT The feather shafts still have the outer sheath on them too so whatever it was (guessing Pigeon), it was a young recently fledged.

Fractal Top Member Posts: 1,859	Who do you think did this? Jul 22, 2011 21:38:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fractal on Jul 22, 2011 21:38:27 GMT Just spotted the Green Bottle fly in the image. Probably feeding on the blood from the plucked feathers. This birds feathers are still partly enclosed at the base so probably not very good a flying either. Shame
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Who do you think did this? Jul 23, 2011 8:50:26 GMT

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Post by peony on Jul 23, 2011 8:50:26 GMT

Jul 22, 2011 21:38:27 GMT Fractal said:

Just spotted the Green Bottle fly in the image. Probably feeding on the blood from the plucked feathers. This birds feathers are still partly enclosed at the base so probably not very good a flying either.

Shame

I thought probably pigeon too SteveN. The whole area of feathers was covered in flies and also wasps. It is a shame, but the Sparrowhawks are much rarer around here than pigeons

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Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Who do you think did this? Jul 24, 2011 6:30:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Jul 24, 2011 6:30:59 GMT The Sparrowhawk has all the Collared Doves here, and yes, the leftover piles look just like this

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Who do you think did this?

Post by peony on Jul 22, 2011 20:35:19 GMT

Post by Geranium on Jul 22, 2011 20:55:59 GMT

Post by steve on Jul 22, 2011 21:33:08 GMT

Post by Fractal on Jul 22, 2011 21:37:27 GMT

Post by Fractal on Jul 22, 2011 21:38:27 GMT

Post by peony on Jul 23, 2011 8:50:26 GMT

Post by Louise on Jul 24, 2011 6:30:59 GMT

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