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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_011C_01CDE73C.DB80D580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just a guess but, because there are no obvious wounds, I would suspect = mink. Try parting the neck feathers to look for puncture wounds and = perhaps evidence of a broken neck. Happy New Year All in any case Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: AngelaJoudrey=20 To: naturens=20 Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 9:10 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Pheasant Nocturnal Predators Good Morning All. My Dad was wondering what might kill a male pheasant in the night. = We've talked about fox, coyote, owl.=20 Nothing was heard in the night. The cat was going snaky though! = Staring through the windows, jumping to get higher vantage points to see = out the window. She definitely knew something was going on in the = backyard. The pheasant was found in the am. But nothing was 'missing' from him. = Whatever killed him wasn't interested in eating. ( or was startled away. = ) This was before the snow, so no one was able to find any other tracks = or tell tale signs. Just wondering.... Thanks. Angela in Windsor for Dad in Beaverbank. -- "The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same = level of thinking that created them." Albert Einstein "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to = the rest of the world." John Muir=20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5990 - Release Date: = 12/27/12 ------=_NextPart_000_011C_01CDE73C.DB80D580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19393"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Just a guess but, because there are no obvious = wounds, I would=20 suspect mink. Try parting the neck feathers to look for puncture wounds = and=20 perhaps evidence of a broken neck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Happy New Year All in any case</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Daljoudrey@eastlink.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:aljoudrey@eastlink.ca">AngelaJoudrey</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 31, 2012 = 9:10=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Pheasant = Nocturnal=20 Predators</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Good Morning All.<BR><BR>My Dad was wondering what = might kill a=20 male pheasant in the night. We've talked about fox, coyote, owl.=20 <BR><BR>Nothing was heard in the night. The cat was going snaky = though!=20 Staring through the windows, jumping to get higher vantage points to = see out=20 the window. She definitely knew something was going on in the=20 backyard.<BR><BR>The pheasant was found in the am. But nothing was = 'missing'=20 from him. Whatever killed him wasn't interested in eating. ( or was = startled=20 away. ) This was before the snow, so no one was able to find any other = tracks=20 or tell tale signs.<BR><BR>Just wondering....<BR><BR>Thanks.<BR>Angela = in=20 Windsor for Dad in Beaverbank.<BR><BR><BR>--<BR = signature=3D"separator">"The=20 significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same level of = thinking that created them."<BR>Albert Einstein<BR><BR>"When one tugs = at a=20 single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the=20 world."<BR>John Muir <A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2013.0.2805 / = Virus=20 Database: 2637/5990 - Release Date: = 12/27/12</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_011C_01CDE73C.DB80D580--
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