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Index of Subjects Bob, Might a Great-horned Owl be responsible? Bob McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stevens" <rocks@xcountry.tv> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Headless Merlin > My wife found a headless Merlin in our Canning garden this morning. > It was surrounded by feathers but no sign of a head. > The uppermost part of the torso had been partially eaten exposing raw > flesh that was still pale. > An hour or so later, the flesh had darkened suggesting death not long > before the find. > > Can anyone suggest what sort of creature is agile enough to kill a Merlin > but strong enough to decapitate it. > Why was the head missing? > > On the other hand, the bird may have been blown into a nearby tree by the > extremely high wind, knocked out or killed > and then partially eaten by crows or something else. > > I have a few photos of the bird if anyone would like to see them. > > Any comments welcome. > Bob Stevens > > > >
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