The Skull ID Thread
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Hells Bells you are getting too good. Gonna have to crank up the difficulty meter....
Small bird skulls are very hard. Some sort of LBJ but from the bill I would say seed eater - some sort of finch maybe?
Hmm that is a bit hard, never heard of it, but some heavy googling came up with -
Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)
Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)
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The bill is too small for a starling I think and judging by the background of other picture it's not a big bird as the scale of the photo's appears similar. So smallish and tit like as the bill is similar to the blue tit, definitely not finch or sparrow like, the bill is the wrong shape.
Dunnock perhaps? Or if I've got the size wrong a thrush of some sort, perhaps fieldfare by the bill?
Dunnock perhaps? Or if I've got the size wrong a thrush of some sort, perhaps fieldfare by the bill?
Just to confuse you, I had to catch one of these last Tuesday, it was in Coventry and a juvenile. I also used to have one and was the most rewarding animal/human experience I have ever had. Remarkably intelligent species unlike any other of it's family I have handled (except one maybe). Very dignified animal and possibly my top personal favourite.
ok heres one i bet you cant guess
That is much more robust than I expected, It's like a Bear or Hyena. Must have massive power in a bite. Obviously I'll count myself out of this one as we've already discussed it.
