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Sun, Apr 29, 12 at 23:30
| I found this bird and snake spine in my back yard Saturday.If you look closely you can see the skin of the snake (appears as a string) going under the birds wing. What you cannot see is the skin is actually in the birds mount. I guess the bird was eating the snake and choked or was poisoned???
Anyone know what kind of bird this is. I'm thinking it may be a hawk. Thanks, Adam |
Image link: Warning: some may find this somewhat disturbing.Dead bird & snake (40 k)
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- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Mon, Apr 30, 12 at 8:25
| Look at the legs and beak ... if the feet have talons (big, strong and sharp clews) and the beak is hooked and pointy, it's a raptor of some sort. And it very well may have choked on the snake. |
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| Looks like a baby raptor of some sort....that was brought a snake and subsequently fell out of the nest. Perhaps the snake wasn't dead...or maybe the nestlings fought... |
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