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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-084DBF5D-3128-40BD-99FF-1572DBCA193A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do you think a Mink or Weasel managed to find a nearby nest or daytime hideo= ut? Lots of Mink around Green Bay.=20 I have seen the aftermath of a weasel raid on a chicken house. It is not pre= tty. The birds were either headless or had partially severed necks. But none= appeared to be eaten.=20 Nancy Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2014, at 8:20 PM, "Bob Haimes" <bob.haimes@ns.sympatico.ca> wro= te: >=20 > Need helpful info from a naturalist. We have a cottage in Green Bay, Lunen= burg County and the last two > weekends we have found two Flying Squirrels that are dead and have been d= ecapitated. I thought the > first one was unusual enough, but found another one today within 3 feet of= where the first one was found. > We have been debating over the possible culprit, but everything we thought= of the question was raised > "Why were they only decapitated"? I would think an owl, cat, hawk, raccoon= or other predator would > take the whole carcass. Does anyone have a good answer? We have frozen the= remains this time in case > anyone can possibly identify the culprit from the remains. > =20 > Really enjoy all of your updates on so many different subjects Keep up the= good work. > =20 > Bob Haimes > West Gore, Hants County --Apple-Mail-084DBF5D-3128-40BD-99FF-1572DBCA193A Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Do you think a Mink or Weasel managed to find a nearby nest or daytime hideout? Lots of Mink around Green Bay. </div><div><br></div><div>I have seen the aftermath of a weasel raid on a chicken house. It is not pretty. The birds were either headless or had partially severed necks. But none appeared to be eaten. </div><div><br></div><div>Nancy</div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 22, 2014, at 8:20 PM, "Bob Haimes" <bob.haimes@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div> <meta content="text/html;charset=Windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 11.00.9600.17126"> <div><font face="Calibri">Need helpful info from a naturalist. We have a cottage in Green Bay, Lunenburg County and the last two</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri">weekends we have found two Flying Squirrels that are dead and have been decapitated. I thought the</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri">first one was unusual enough, but found another one today within 3 feet of where the first one was found.</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri">We have been debating over the possible culprit, but everything we thought of the question was raised</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri">"Why were they only decapitated"? I would think an owl, cat, hawk, raccoon or other predator would</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri">take the whole carcass. Does anyone have a good answer? We have frozen the remains this time in case </font></div> <div><font face="Calibri">anyone can possibly identify the culprit from the remains.</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri"></font> </div> <div><font face="Calibri">Really enjoy all of your updates on so many different subjects Keep up the good work.</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri"></font> </div> <div><font face="Calibri">Bob Haimes</font></div> <div><font face="Calibri">West Gore, Hants County</font></div> </div></blockquote></body></html> --Apple-Mail-084DBF5D-3128-40BD-99FF-1572DBCA193A--
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