Went to the kitchen to make a cuppa and noticed some activity in the backyard, two HUGH crows standing in a pile of feathers – OMG. Immediately our chooks came to mind, where are they? raced downstairs and out into the yard whereupon the crows soared away their powerful wings threshing the air. I looked around for the chooks and spotted them huddled together under the bay leaf tree near the back fence – relief!
The murder victim is the very common spotted turtle dove, remains are to the right and below centre of picture.
Above: top of picture and to the left of centre.
Brutal attack, patches of skin have been ripped off the reveal bare flesh.
Update: they were back again this morning, returned to the scene of the crime!
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i thought animals werent murderers like humans
ReplyDeleteI know, have to keep a close eye on the chooks!
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