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Hi All,
If an owl will take roadkill then the fractured bones would not be
diagnostic. Will they ?
DW
Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan wrote:
> Randy Lauff was kind enough to put my photo on his website. The link
> is below. So far, no definite conclusion. Could be an owl, possibly a
> bobcat, or coyote. Any other thoughts would be appreciated.
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> Andy
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> Hi Andy,
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> http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/scat_or_pellet.jpg
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> There's the link. I'm certainly tempted to say it's a pellet from a GH
> Owl...no other NS owls take adult rabbits (routinely anyway), and that
> prominent bone fragment does not suggest any other white mammal.
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> There does not appear to be any faeces in it...just bone and fur (and
> fresh-looking fur at that).
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> The only thin that bothers me somewhat is the fractured bone...owls
> aren't good at doing that. It doesn't rule out an owl pellet by any
> means, but it's something to think about.
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> Randy
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> Antigonish County, NS.
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