"andy" wrote
"'Mike'"wrote:
"andy" wrote
Found the remains of a pidgeon near my pond this morning - hardly any
of the carcass left just a load of feathers. We have a small garden
surrounded by others but it is enclosed by 6ft fences ( to deter cats
)
I am sure a cat wouldn't / couldn't have done this so possibly a fox ?
Don't know how it got in garden tho and it's pretty well built up
around where I live ....... V Strange !


Sparrow Hawk or such bird.

Also wondered what a pigeon was doing around my pond at night surely
it would be roosting high up ?

We had a Collared Dove brain itself on the door of our greenhouse at 9.00pm
the other night so they do fly at night, especially if disturbed. That dove
was dead the next morning.

A few weeks before I had to shoot a damaged pigeon after I found it being
attacked on our small lawn by a bird of prey (which itself was about to be
attacked by our cat). Despite asking I never managed 100% confirmation of
which bird of prey it was although I thought it was a Kestrel at the time
due to the colour of the plumage but have been told they don't kill pigeons.

Next door also had what you describe in their small front garden a couple of
months ago.

You don't say what time this morning you first noticed it but Sparrow Hawks
etc are up and about early.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK