Sacha wrote:
On 2010-03-23 16:33:17 +0000, andy said:

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 !

Almost certainly a Sparrowhawk. That puff of feathers left behind is
the telltale. They pin their prey to the ground and eat it alive.

But they only tend to eat the soft parts.

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Rusty