Need CF's Help in Solving This Murder Mystery

[GTO]

I too vote bird of some sort. Owl, hawk, eagle any of these could be the culprit.

Haven't seen any owls, but we do have plenty of hawks and eagles around.

 

[CtownCyclone]

Is there a stream or pond nearby? Check the area for smiley face graffiti.

Nice throwback. Might go back and read those threads again if it stays slow at the office today.

 

[jdcyclone19]

The bones are intact, you're looking at the victim of a raptor type bird.

 

[GTO]

The bones are intact, you're looking at the victim of a raptor type bird.

Probably right, but what could have happened to the other half of the rabbit? Do they usually take it away?

 

[JP4CY]

Any yoga pant cougs in the neighborhood @GTO ?

 

[GTO]

Any yoga pant cougs in the neighborhood @GTO ?

There's a few but they seem more thirsty than hungry.

 

[jdcyclone19]

Probably right, but what could have happened to the other half of the rabbit? Do they usually take it away?

I would suspect that the bird of prey ate what it wanted and left the rest for another animal to eat.

 

[Isualum13]

Probably right, but what could have happened to the other half of the rabbit? Do they usually take it away?

The bird likely took the rabbit to a nest to share with its mate. Hawks are monogomous once they find a mate and will stay in the same nest if they like it. I would also assume mates stay together year round.

Probably carried the bones away and dropped them after they ate it. Head could have fallen off at any time.

I am no expert in bird law, but this is what a small amount of internet search told me and seems like a logical conclusion.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

My guess is a raptor took the torso, and some smaller critter (probably a raccoon) picked the bones.

 

[GTO]

I would suspect that the bird of prey ate what it wanted and left the rest for another animal to eat.

My guess is a raptor took the torso, and some smaller critter (probably a raccoon) picked the bones.

Good point. May be more than one predator/scavenger at play here. I'll dust for prints next.

 

[JP4CY]

Good point. May be more than one predator/scavenger at play here. I'll dust for prints next.

 

[GTO]

The bird likely took the rabbit to a nest to share with its mate. Hawks are monogomous once they find a mate and will stay in the same nest if they like it. I would also assume mates stay together year round.

Probably carried the bones away and dropped them after they ate it. Head could have fallen off at any time.

I am no expert in bird law, but this is what a small amount of internet search told me and seems like a logical conclusion.

Like a hawk Christmas present? Interesting.

I also forgot to mention that there is some fur strewn about near the bones, so I think the struggle/murder itself happened right there.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Shai-hulud

 

[dosry5]

Do not harvest the rabbit feet. They were obviously not lucky.

Disagree. The feet were left untouched.

 

[cowgirl836]

I vote a hawk of some kind. One hangs out in the tree in our backyard and they will do this to smallish prey like voles (good) and baby robins (bad)

 

[Cycsk]

Just relieved that this isn't another thread griping about the bowl game.

 

[VeloClone]

Disagree. The feet were left untouched.

Not lucky to the rabbit I should have said. Still not much use if they are lucky feet but unlucky to Goat. Although from what I know of Goat, he makes his own luck.

 

[VeloClone]

Just relieved that this isn't another thread griping about the bowl game.

Maybe if the team had some rabbit feet they would have recovered a few more of those loose balls. Fire Campbell and his equipment guys!

 

[VeloClone]

I vote a hawk of some kind. One hangs out in the tree in our backyard and they will do this to smallish prey like voles (good) and baby robins (bad)

What kind or terrible person thinks baby robins are bad?

 

[1100011CS]

What kind or terrible person thinks baby robins are bad?

I think he meant the opposite. Eating voles is good, baby robins bad