The birds of prey are taking the pi$$

Stevegeraghty

So I popped up this eve to refill a few pheasant feeders and this found this!



Can anyone identify this feather?

Tawny Owl

Might be wrong but looks like a Kestral or Sparrow Hawk

dodderangler

What's with the rabbit? Was that there when you got there
Ps that looks like Primary feather from a buteo buteo ( common buzzard)
Where are you livin out of interest

moby30

The whole thing looks a little strange to me to be Honest. Little or no blood or fur where rabbit was eaten. Did you find the feather sticking in the post like that. Why do you say they are taking the piss? Maybe if they took one of the pheasants on you but its good idea to leave a few carcasses around so the birds of prey can eat instead of wasting their energy trying to hunt your pheasants. Also looks like a great feeding perch for a bird of prey you made which is obviously not ideal for a pheasant feeder so maybe make a few adjustments.

dodderangler

I agree something not right about this
Is this a way to get angry and start killin birds of prey cuz they are taking pheasants
I'd rather see birds of prey taking them than being shot to be honest I shoot them aswell but I hunt with a hawk also
But the kill ratio of a hawk to pheasant is very small
Very few hawks can actually catch a pheasant and when they do a pheasant is extremely strong and a lot of hawks find it hard to actually kill them

IrishHomer

dodderangler wrote: »

I agree something not right about this
Is this a way to get angry and start killin birds of prey cuz they are taking pheasants
I'd rather see birds of prey taking them than being shot to be honest I shoot them aswell but I hunt with a hawk also
But the kill ratio of a hawk to pheasant is very small
Very few hawks can actually catch a pheasant and when they do a pheasant is extremely strong and a lot of hawks find it hard to actually kill them

Are you saying you shoot Hawks?

Birdnuts

I don't understand this thread - a half eaten rabbit and a feather which could come from any number of birds

dodderangler

IrishHomer wrote: »

dodderangler wrote: »

I agree something not right about this
Is this a way to get angry and start killin birds of prey cuz they are taking pheasants
I'd rather see birds of prey taking them than being shot to be honest I shoot them aswell but I hunt with a hawk also
But the kill ratio of a hawk to pheasant is very small
Very few hawks can actually catch a pheasant and when they do a pheasant is extremely strong and a lot of hawks find it hard to actually kill them

Are you saying you shoot Hawks?

Just read my post and it looks like I said I shoot hawks
I meant pheasants I hunt using hawks Harris hawk to be precise

TriggerPL

this is your culprit right here , i caught him at the local pub , he was laughing about the phesents he was getting handy , said he left the rabbit there by accident !



and to ans your question it a common buzzard feather ,

Birdnuts

TriggerPL wrote: »

this is your culprit right here , i caught him at the local pub , he was laughing about the phesents he was getting handy , said he left the rabbit there by accident !

One of them red lads:D;)

John_Rambo

Must have used his tomahawk to chop the rabbit in half.

Spunk84

IMVHO it looks staged;)

kildare.17hmr

Spunk84 wrote: »

IMVHO it looks staged;)

Glad someone feckin said it!

Spunk84

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

Glad someone feckin said it!

You know me:Dnot one to stand back and say nothing LOL

Stevegeraghty

Sorry the late reply lads,I was at training

The pic is not staged,that is how I found it apart from the feather stook in the post,I just stuck it there while I took the photo

I picked the feather up just over the fence about 5 meters away but as said it could have come from anywhere,I picked it up as I've seen them in the field a few times

As said there is no blood so I was thinking the bunny could have been dropped but I'm sure you you can imagine my reaction when I pulled up,I thought the sparrow hawlks found a new dinner table, what hope will my poults have

landkeeper

tail feather is from a hen spar
i doubt she was eating the rabbit though not usually their fare

Maudi

Stevegeraghty wrote: »

So I popped up this eve to refill a few pheasant feeders and this found this!



Can anyone identify this feather?

ive seen rats/rabbits eaten exactly this way by b.o.p..i dont doubt its genuine but i dont think thats a tail feather i.m.o....also why is the bin lid a different colour from the lid it was on in the first pic?+pretty small rabbit .

Cass

Closing this thread as it has little to nothing to do with hunting.

It is more about bird/specie identification which is better suited in the Nature & Bird Watching forum.

Any queries contact me or another mod via PM.