BigDave15 Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 I was out walking today checking up on were the pigeons were at and I made a gruesome discovery. Lying in the hedge was a young pigeon I looked like it had just been kicked out of the nest so I thought I would leave it to take its chances but when I walked past I noticed a pool of blood I knew something wasn’t right so I picked up the pigeon and had a closer look. All right it’s a bit of a list but here it goes: It had no right eye Is neck was cut and bleeding in many places Its Leg looked like It was broken It had many feathers missing And When I looked at its Head I was amassed that it was still alive you could see its skull It was completely bald; its skull had a tiny crack running sideways across it. What had happened to this poor little buggar? A fox? A Bird of prey? I’m sure it would had bleed to death anyway But I didn’t like to see it like this so A sharp whack to the head finished him off Its neck wasn’t long enough so I couldn’t break the neck so I decided it was best it I knocked him on the head. Do any of you know what could have happened here? Have you ever found anything like this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Dave when i saw the heading "Gruesome discovery" i expected to read that YP or TC had moved in next door. You certainly did right to put the little mite out of it,s misery but what had done the damage i can only guess at like yourself. I don,t think it was a fox as i am sure he would have finished the job and i think another bird is the most likely explanation. A magpie loves to go for the eyes and this could have been the culprit but it could have been any of several other birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave15 Posted August 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 Well Dad reckons hes seen a pair of sparrow Hawks round this area for a while maybe they sor the little one as an easy snack and got Interrupted by something. I cant think of any outher reason they would leave it half dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 I would have reckoned a sparrow hawk would have only started attacking the flesh of a bird once it's dead, it'd have also pulled out the feathers on the back of the bird. I really couldn't see how a hooked beak could get the eye out either, I agree with ernyha that its a corvid of some description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 Tawny Owls like eating brains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave15 Posted August 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 Well I think its fair to say its a bird thats done the damage then I wouldnt think a large animal like a fox could make cuts as small as the ones on this pigeon. I Think its a Owl Or A sparrowhawk. Thanks You Lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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