[NatureNS] Cardinals and dead red tail(?) Windsor

From: AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:06:05 -0300
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I took a dog walk along Pisiquid =22Lake=22 on the Falmouth side this mo=
rning=2E

I was excited to see so much coltsfoot in bloom along the river bank=2E

But then it got better when I saw a male AND female cardinal in the wild=
 rose tangles=2E YES!

And THEN=2C it got even more better when I found=A0 the feathers of some=
 sort of hawk tail=2E They ( at least 10 feather )=A0 are all clumped to=
gether=2C not =22plucked=22=2E Reddish=2C black stripe towards the tail =
tip=A0 I set it aside and continued walking=2E 8 inches long from tip to=
 tip=2E

About 20 meters further I found a wing with dark bars 12 inches long and=
 bone attached =2C possibly shoulder blade=3F

And about 2 meters away was the=A0 feet=2C spine=2C and top of skull wit=
h top beak attached=2E From tip of beak to end of skull is 3 inches=2E

I=27ve brought everything home to get pics=2E If anyone is interested in=
 the pics=2C or coming to get the parts=2C let me know=2E I=27m assuming=
 a red tail but I=27d love to have more opinions=2E

Thanks!

Angela in Windsor

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=3Cbr /=3EI took a dog walk along Pisiquid =26quot=3BLake=26quot=3B on t=
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least 10 feather )=A0 are all clumped together=2C not =26quot=3Bplucked=26=
quot=3B=2E Reddish=2C black stripe towards the tail tip=A0 I set it asid=
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br /=3EAbout 20 meters further I found a wing with dark bars 12 inches l=
ong and bone attached =2C possibly shoulder blade=3F=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3E=
And about 2 meters away was the=A0 feet=2C spine=2C and top of skull wit=
h top beak attached=2E From tip of beak to end of skull is 3 inches=2E=3C=
br /=3E=3Cbr /=3EI=27ve brought everything home to get pics=2E If anyone=
 is interested in the pics=2C or coming to get the parts=2C let me know=2E=
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/=3E=3Cbr /=3EThanks!=3Cbr /=3E=3Cbr /=3EAngela in Windsor

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