[NatureNS] American Robin and a snake

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From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:09:33 -0300
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Wow - 16 inches? For a Robin? Amazing.
I once saw a CGrackle take a small snake, either a Red-bellied or young
garter...I thought that was pretty cool in itself.

Neat observation James.

Randy

2009/8/30 James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>

>  This evening a gentleman showed me a video that he had taken during August
> 2007.  In the video it showed an American robin killing a snake that was
> about 16 inches long.  The robin then after making sure the snake was dead a
> number of times, folded it up so that the snake looked like a fish in the
> mouth of a puffin.  The robin then flew off with it.  This is the first case
> that I've seen or heard of with such an event.
>
> James R. Hirtle
> Bayport
>


Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

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Wow - 16 inches? For a Robin? Amazing.<div><br></div><div>I once saw a CGra=
ckle take a small snake, either a Red-bellied or young garter...I thought t=
hat was pretty cool in itself.</div><div><br></div><div>Neat observation Ja=
mes.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/8/30 James=
 Hirtle <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">jrhb=
irder@hotmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
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This evening a gentleman showed me a video that he had taken during August =
2007.=A0 In the video it showed an American robin killing a snake that was =
about 16 inches long.=A0 The robin then after making sure the snake was dea=
d a number of times, folded it up so that the snake looked like a fish in t=
he mouth of a puffin.=A0 The robin then flew off with it.=A0 This is the fi=
rst case that I&#39;ve seen or heard of with such an event.<br>


=A0<br>
James R. Hirtle<br>
Bayport</div>
</blockquote></div><br><br>Randy<br>_________________________________<br>RF=
 Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br>
</div>

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