Cold Case Comp - WARNING GORY DEAD STUFF

[JonathanD]

OK folks. I love these threads that Red started, and I see loads of dead stuff when out on my bimbles, so I thought I'd share. I actually saw this just after the kill and saw the predator. I need the name of the pred and the prey. The location was a steep riverbank and the time was about 1400 hrs....

 

[delbach]

A mole killed by a sparrow hawk,maybe
Andrew
Just noticed the tail on the victim so a vole of some sort

 

[JonathanD]

Moley yes, bird, no

 

[British Red]

Hmmm Riverbank...killer

Mink?

 

[JonathanD]

You're such a smarty pants

 

[British Red]

Soz mate - just following your clues

Evil brutes aren't they?

 

[Shewie]

Well done Red

Any particular reason why a Mink would take the head first ?

 

[JonathanD]

Well done Red

Any particular reason why a Mink would take the head first ?

Yeah, that's the bit he pulled him outta the hole with

 

[Shewie]

Yeah, that's the bit he pulled him outta the hole with

Pulled a bit too hard by the looks of it

 

[Gailainne]

Just come back from a week on Mull, seemingly the place is overrun with the little darlings , took a few photos of 4 different animals, turned out they were all Mink, not Otters as I first thought, wrong shape and movement, which is why I checked, did get the proper chap the next day though .

Stephen

 

[British Red]

Love to see your otter Stephen please?

Love to see Mink (but generally through a cross hair)

 

[JonathanD]

The location where I took the moley picture is home to both otter and mink. They co-habit quite well together there, which is unusual according to other reports I've heard.