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Title: Pile of Feathers Post by: nwfloridafalconfan on 08-Jul-18, 01:08:12 PM We woke to this in the back yard this morning. It had to be one of our large doves. The workings of a bird of prey or a ground-based hunter?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CBaqRYWYtm7wXwSf8 Title: Re: Pile of Feathers Post by: Dot_Forrester on 08-Jul-18, 04:13:29 PM Don't know if this will help, but the raptors in my yard (mostly red-tail hawks and kestrels) immediately pluck only the longest feathers from the prey and fly off with the rest of it. Your pile looks like it was completely de-feathered right there where it was killed. If I had to guess, I'd suspect a 4-legged predator like a cat.
Dot in PA Title: Re: Pile of Feathers Post by: Kris G. on 08-Jul-18, 08:25:31 PM We’ve had piles of feathers like that when Cooper’s Hawks get one of the Mourning Doves at our backyard feeder.
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