tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post4025255331250543726..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: CSI: BirdfeederChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-66127445944006188612010-01-12T01:59:05.682-07:002010-01-12T01:59:05.682-07:00Wow, Chas--Looks like a hawk got lucky, but then a...Wow, Chas--Looks like a hawk got lucky, but then again, using my CSI Miami-trained skills, it's pretty cold and you know how messy and rambunctious those magpies can be...!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Cork<br />http://corksoutdoors.com/blog/about/CORK GRAHAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205248389987428688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-35174074704533082342010-01-10T15:09:35.265-07:002010-01-10T15:09:35.265-07:00jfseaman: Would a redtail try to hang onto the fee...jfseaman: Would a redtail try to hang onto the feeder while eating the squirrel? Would it not more likely fly off to a nearby pine bough or other more secure perch? (There are pines and Gambel oaks on two sides of the feeder.)Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-40608580708425061372010-01-10T14:00:48.117-07:002010-01-10T14:00:48.117-07:00Redtail eating a squirrel and the dogs cleaned up ...Redtail eating a squirrel and the dogs cleaned up the leavings.jfseamannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-67844691764777730322010-01-07T11:14:12.494-07:002010-01-07T11:14:12.494-07:00Well put Chas. Hhhmmm... this one sure is a myster...Well put Chas. Hhhmmm... this one sure is a mystery ....Josh Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280887734169105813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-50494891255391694072010-01-07T08:51:34.746-07:002010-01-07T08:51:34.746-07:00Josh, in my experience, suffering wild animals and...Josh, in my experience, suffering wild animals and birds seek solitude. They know in their bones that they are vulnerable to predators, so they hide until they get better ... or not.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-9639826052652601252010-01-07T07:29:06.324-07:002010-01-07T07:29:06.324-07:00what if it was a previously injured bird, not a bi...what if it was a previously injured bird, not a bird that was attacked at the scene? Maybe a severely injured bird looking for its last meal :(Josh Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280887734169105813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-89829588752370564642010-01-06T21:17:49.943-07:002010-01-06T21:17:49.943-07:00Preliminary thoughts from the profiler:
The colli...Preliminary thoughts from the profiler:<br /><br />The collie probably did not do it, based on m.o. The one time that she caught a squirrel in the deep snow, she chewed on it a little, danced around with the corpse, and then left it lying there.<br /><br />In this case, however, we have no body. <br /><br />It might be significant that a beat cop picked up a tuft of squirrel tail hair on the county road, maybe 40-50 yards away. Don't know.<br /><br />He says we should take a look at the Red Fox Mob. While the Grey Fox Mob runs their rackets up in the thick timber, the Reds are often down here, hustling sunflower seeds and any other little action.<br /><br />If the vic is a squirrel (still waiting on the lab report), then maybe one of the Reds committed a crime of opportunity.<br /><br />Only Mr. Squirrel put up a struggle, hence the blood.<br /><br />Y'know, it <em>does</em> sound plausible.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-48601348778439029062010-01-06T18:56:39.375-07:002010-01-06T18:56:39.375-07:00What confuses me is the blood with no visible sign...What confuses me is the blood with no visible signs of plucking of feathers or fur (squirrels are awful hard to fly away with from a dead stop). A smash and grab by a raptor wouldn't leave (I don't think) that much blood. What if the the vic was slammed and pinned against the feeder, and then taken someplace else to feed? There is much here to consider.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779996988877260226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-29355684895552201072010-01-06T16:00:43.660-07:002010-01-06T16:00:43.660-07:00Squirrel-eating elk, well, we'll take that und...Squirrel-eating elk, well, we'll take that under consideration, ma'am.<br /><br />(Aside) Every high-profile case, you get these weirdos coming in, claiming they dreamed who the killer was or something...Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-59770866389866591592010-01-06T15:55:48.116-07:002010-01-06T15:55:48.116-07:00Isaac, as you noted on your blog, raptors are a po...Isaac, as you noted on your blog, raptors are a possibility. This is mostly O.G. Sharpie turf, but the Pgymy Owl tong makes an occasional incursion. Cooper's are a possibility too, whenever you are in the Wet Mountains.<br /><br />The M.O., however, seems all wrong for either raptor gang, who tend to go for the smash-and-grab, with the victim being plucked elsewhere, on a higher, safer pine bough. Or at least that's what I have seen in my years on the force.<br /><br />I'm thinking the vic was a squirrel. So who has it in for squirrels--other than collie dogs, but she has an alibi, this time?Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-41137044719253679552010-01-06T13:08:10.930-07:002010-01-06T13:08:10.930-07:00This appears be a rare infestation of the Colorado...This appears be a rare infestation of the Colorado Squirrel-Killing Elk (Cervus sciurus sicarius).<br /><br />The dogs in question are obviously being framed. CSKE are elusive and <i>incredibly</i> wiley creatures...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-42427378300693771142010-01-06T11:36:57.134-07:002010-01-06T11:36:57.134-07:00Ooooh. I'm intrigued. I'm gonna sick a cra...Ooooh. I'm intrigued. I'm gonna sick a crack team of investigators on this one and cross post to my blog if you don't mind...I'll get back to you!Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248029424510169558noreply@blogger.com