Avian Cold Case

[blacktimberwolf]

A buzzard primary, looks very similar to Jon's feather...http://www.bvo.zadweb.biz.hr/images/ptice/perje/Pero primarno Skanjca 2.jpg

 

[21st century pict]

Only going by the colour of the feather possibly a pigeon, but with that white splash on the boulder maybe a heron.
The feather looks like 100% buzzard to me. The droppings could just as easily be the predators.

PS Well that will teach me to read the whole story before making a comment.

 

[JonathanD]

not sure about the predator at all, but i reckon those hazelnuts were probably eaten by a some sort of vole!

stuart

Good spot. They were all eaten by squirrels. I was looking for vole and mouse examples when I found the kill.

A buzzard primary, looks very similar to Jon's feather...http://www.bvo.zadweb.biz.hr/images/ptice/perje/Pero primarno Skanjca 2.jpg

Yep, everyone who said buzzard was spot on. If I hadn't found that feather, my money would have been on Sparrowhawk too. It was a very tight space for such a large bird.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Probably why he lost a feather, ....was there any blood or body parts around, this doesn't look like the scene of the crime to me.

 

[JonathanD]

Probably why he lost a feather, ....was there any blood or body parts around, this doesn't look like the scene of the crime to me.

Yeah, it was further back That's where the pigeons head was. My camera deleted the first pic as I was too quick resetting it to take the next.

 

[udamiano]

The case it solve -ed Ballif take that Buzzard down