[NatureNS] Flying Squirrel Issue

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Hi Bob=0AHorned Owls take the head of rabbits - Snowshoe Hares actually=A0 =
-=0AI have often seen hares minus the head in winter - sometimes they are e=
specially attracted to snared animals. =0AIts a good area for Horned Owls s=
o that's my guess!=0APaul =0A=0A=0AOn Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:53:37 PM, Ken=
 McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote:=0A  =0A=0A=0A=0A=0ASent from my iPod=
=0A=0AOn 2014-06-22, at 8:20 PM, Bob Haimes <bob.haimes@ns.sympatico.ca> wr=
ote:=0A=0A=0ANeed helpful info from a naturalist. We have a cottage =0Ain G=
reen Bay, Lunenburg County and the last two =0Aweekends we have found two F=
lying Squirrels that are =0Adead and have been decapitated. I thought the =
=0Afirst one was unusual enough, but found another one =0Atoday within 3 fe=
et of where the first one was found. =0AWe have been debating over the poss=
ible culprit, but =0Aeverything we thought of the question was raised =0A"W=
hy were they only decapitated"? I would think an owl, =0Acat, hawk, raccoon=
 or other predator would =0Atake the whole carcass. Does anyone have a good=
 answer? =0AWe have frozen the remains this time in case  =0Aanyone can pos=
sibly identify the culprit from the =0Aremains. =0A=A0 =0AReally enjoy all =
of your updates on so many different =0Asubjects Keep up the good work. =0A=
=A0 =0ABob Haimes =0AWest Gore, Hants County 
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:14pt"><div><span>Hi Bob</span></div><div><span>Horned Owls take the=
 head of rabbits - Snowshoe Hares actually&nbsp; -</span></div><div><span>I=
 have often seen hares minus the head in winter - sometimes they are especi=
ally attracted to snared animals. </span></div><div><span>Its a good area f=
or Horned Owls so that's my guess!</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div>=
 <div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" sty=
le=3D"display: block;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica=
 Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div=
 style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Luc=
ida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"=
Arial" size=3D"2"> On Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:53:37 PM, Ken McKenna
 &lt;kenmcken@eastlink.ca&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br> <div clas=
s=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv8724752051"><div><div><br clear=3D"none=
"><br clear=3D"none">Sent from my iPod</div><div class=3D"yiv8724752051yqt5=
784120155" id=3D"yiv8724752051yqt59668"><div><br clear=3D"none">On 2014-06-=
22, at 8:20 PM, Bob Haimes &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bob.haimes@ns.sympatico.ca=
" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:bob.h=
aimes@ns.sympatico.ca">bob.haimes@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=
=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>=0A=0A</d=
iv></blockquote></div></div><div class=3D"yiv8724752051yqt5784120155" id=3D=
"yiv8724752051yqt21464"><div><div><font face=3D"Calibri">Need helpful info =
from a naturalist. We have a cottage =0Ain Green Bay, Lunenburg County and =
the last two</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri">weekends we have fo=
und two Flying Squirrels that are =0Adead and have been decapitated. I thou=
ght the</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri">first one was unusual en=
ough, but found another one =0Atoday within 3 feet of where the first one w=
as found.</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri">We have been debating =
over the possible culprit, but =0Aeverything we thought of the question was=
 raised</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri">"Why were they only deca=
pitated"? I would think an owl, =0Acat, hawk, raccoon or other predator wou=
ld</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri">take the whole carcass. Does =
anyone have a good answer? =0AWe have frozen the remains this time in case =
</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri">anyone can possibly identify th=
e culprit from the =0Aremains.</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri"><=
/font>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Really enjoy all of your u=
pdates on so many different =0Asubjects Keep up the good work.</font></div>=
=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Cal=
ibri">Bob Haimes</font></div>=0A<div><font face=3D"Calibri">West Gore, Hant=
s County</font></div>=0A</div></div></div><br><br></div>  </div> </div>  </=
div> </div></body></html>
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