tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post3283810759287170453..comments2024-03-18T10:25:02.811-04:00Comments on Rook's Nest: Squeamish? Don't read this.Shammickitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-82653175914626533882008-04-23T16:21:00.000-04:002008-04-23T16:21:00.000-04:00eeeeh. wow, i know my indoor kitty could never do ...eeeeh. wow, i know my indoor kitty could never do that. I'm so niave, i had no idea a house cat could take down a bunny. Mice and birds sure (not mine) but thumper? Bad cat.madretzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773461029643334609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-1025501815213262572008-04-19T15:08:00.000-04:002008-04-19T15:08:00.000-04:00Well darn i wish i hadn't looked. Poor thingWell darn i wish i hadn't looked. Poor thingLilli & Nevadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543963287673840358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-58617763175651402462008-04-17T21:30:00.000-04:002008-04-17T21:30:00.000-04:00Yesterday I saw a huge blackbird (what kind I don'...Yesterday I saw a huge blackbird (what kind I don't know, but he had a wingspan!) going after a mid sized bunny--he dove at it and once lifted it a foot off the ground before dropping it--the bunny was so freaked out that he ran in circles making an easy target for the bird. Eventually he ran into some thick bushes -- had it been a hawk or an owl, the bunny may not have escaped. I find dropped animals up in the Catskills a lot, seems impossible, but I took a photo of a hawk returning for and sitting on a mourning dove he dropped close to my house. <BR/><BR/>Once we found a deer head on a forest path, and further down it's legs, but no sign of a midsection Coyotes probably did that. Your bunny? I don;t know, but I've seen big tomcats and dogs go after them, especially dogs--as soon as the bunny stops fighting the dog lost interest. Raccoons will put up much more of a fight than bunnies and can get away from dogs easier.Bobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-26298577023995664072008-04-17T15:01:00.000-04:002008-04-17T15:01:00.000-04:00"Are you sure it wasn't just a bad hangover??"As i..."Are you sure it wasn't just a bad hangover??"<BR/><BR/>As in too much of the hare that bit you? ;)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-20928607710676924892008-04-17T13:22:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:22:00.000-04:00Are you sure it wasn't just a bad hangover??Are you sure it wasn't just a bad hangover??Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-58910690178852377312008-04-17T09:55:00.000-04:002008-04-17T09:55:00.000-04:00I think you're all correct, it was the cat next do...I think you're all correct, it was the cat next door.<BR/>I'll have to have a stiff word with Keywee.<BR/>Meanwhile, the body has been disposed of, and the scattered fur has been recycled into soft fluffy nest linings by the resident sparrows.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-49269366452453036352008-04-17T00:33:00.000-04:002008-04-17T00:33:00.000-04:00Eck! It's like me finding a dead rat in the bath ...Eck! It's like me finding a dead rat in the bath tub.Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-20642165120400717162008-04-16T16:35:00.000-04:002008-04-16T16:35:00.000-04:00Aah, I know exactly what happened here. You see, ...Aah, I know exactly what happened here. You see, there are a few species of rabbits that jump too high. They freak out in the stratosphere, and feint. Sometimes they land funny, although usually feet-first. Your bunny is only temporarily unconscious, and will be fine in a few minutes. Occasionally one of these high-jumpers bumps into a passing airplane, but that is hardly common.Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-88005555181973786662008-04-16T12:52:00.000-04:002008-04-16T12:52:00.000-04:00How odd! I have just this minute come inside from...How odd! I have just this minute come inside from doing some pruning and I've found the remains of a large dead crow. Feathers are everwhere under one of our hedges. It must be the spring and our desire to neaten things up that is uncovering this stuff. Winter is cruel.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445927851498985260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-75331559372044069942008-04-16T12:12:00.000-04:002008-04-16T12:12:00.000-04:00Not a pleasant discovery in your backyard. Poor b...Not a pleasant discovery in your backyard. Poor bunny. I do agree with the other commenters about the cat too.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-7937493145962055412008-04-16T08:25:00.000-04:002008-04-16T08:25:00.000-04:00I'm surprised it was still there if a fox or hawk ...I'm surprised it was still there if a fox or hawk had killed it..Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-44659804672035488502008-04-16T07:02:00.000-04:002008-04-16T07:02:00.000-04:00Must have been a big cat!Must have been a big cat!tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-42935100855789240992008-04-16T06:49:00.000-04:002008-04-16T06:49:00.000-04:00I agree with the others. Must be your neighbour's ...I agree with the others. Must be your neighbour's cat. How sad, though. I hope it wasn't the Easter Bunny.CanadianSwisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643821249467079199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-8326974944222109612008-04-16T04:49:00.000-04:002008-04-16T04:49:00.000-04:00(Well I read your post after all, sorry!)This happ...(Well I read your post after all, sorry!)<BR/>This happens all the time, but we hardly like to see it! There is a hawk on oldmanlincoln's site today, but it may be a bit too far away from your garden?PeterParishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-75952545640394992942008-04-15T22:04:00.000-04:002008-04-15T22:04:00.000-04:00I know wild animals have to struggle to survive bu...I know wild animals have to struggle to survive but that doesn't lessen how sad it is to see the poor bunny. Life is fragile.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539800430144324744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-86570214911980509712008-04-15T21:52:00.000-04:002008-04-15T21:52:00.000-04:00that looks like the work of a cat. one summer whe...that looks like the work of a cat. one summer when my friend roxy and i raised chickens, one of her cats got in the coop one night and just killed a bunch of the pullets. didn't eat them...just killed them, leaving the carcasses surrounded by feathers.<BR/><BR/>just like pore bunny here and the fur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-22375700125701896472008-04-15T18:08:00.000-04:002008-04-15T18:08:00.000-04:00I've seen hawks take down birds in my garden, and ...I've seen hawks take down birds in my garden, and they are very efficient. I think your other commenters are right, it was probably a cat. A wild animal would have eaten at least part of it.<BR/>Poor little chap..<BR/>;o(Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731396546695910306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-37912338933159195372008-04-15T18:06:00.000-04:002008-04-15T18:06:00.000-04:00That looks like the work of your neighbour's cat. ...That looks like the work of your neighbour's cat. Something bigger than a cat would not have left as much of that poor bunny.Did it have a proper burial?<BR/>Willie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-55729540376478358062008-04-15T17:55:00.000-04:002008-04-15T17:55:00.000-04:00Aww poor wee thing. I'd think that if it had been ...Aww poor wee thing. I'd think that if it had been a hawk, all you'd see is a bit of blood and fur. With that much of its carcass left over, I'd think it was a domestic animal.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154204376346679777.post-85805872171467681812008-04-15T17:30:00.000-04:002008-04-15T17:30:00.000-04:00Oh dear. Sad Thumper.Oh dear. Sad Thumper.rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300107116527320425noreply@blogger.com