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Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Description:

Only what's left after a cat (or hawk) attack. Spay and neuter all your pets and feral friends!

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2 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Thanks KarenL, that's so interesting! I've never seen a fox in my neighborhood but there's a young red-shouldered hawk who's been hanging around eyeing my feeder birds: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/790...

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Great advice Ava!
This could be a fox or even a hawk. You can tell if the culprit was a hawk if the feathers are intact as raptors pluck their prey whereas cats & foxes bite them off leaving a blunt end.

Ava T-B
Spotted by
Ava T-B

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 6, 2011
Submitted on Dec 9, 2011

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