66. "All that was left of that mallard was its head, some down, & a stain." In response to In response to 65
It was actually quite gruesome... but also fascinating. The hawk was working on him for the better part of an afternoon.
Our old place was good for that stuff... raccoon babies, a muskrat, a snapping turtle, a skunk (good until Eric the Cat got sprayed), the occasional Great Blue Heron, hummingbirds and even a cool Hummingbird Moth I id'd. In the new place all we get are too many deer, too many bunnies, and a pile of cicada killer wasps burrowing into the backyard (http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~hollidac/cicadakillerhome.html).