Cold Case 2

[JonathanD]

OK, see if you can identify what has gone on here. It's a nightmare one and possibly three animals involved. All of this sign was with a couple of square metres...

[Jimny]

fox had a dove or two ?

Dave

[nuggets]

sparrow hawk takes a pigeon then a fox stole it !!!!

[JonathanD]

Look at the size of the print. You might need a straight edge to marry the ruler markings with the print, but it is 2 1/2 cm long

[Bushwhacker]

Kestrel kill on a Wood Pigeon with a stoat swiping it.

Maybe badger somewhere although the hole doesn't look used much.

[Alfredo]

A pigeon was killed by some sort of hakw, than a badger arrives and...

[JonathanD]

Kestrel kill on a Wood Pigeon with a stoat swiping it.

Maybe badger somewhere although the hole doesn't look used much.

I think this is close, although I don't think it was kestrel.

[Davey569]

Damn Jon this ones a hard one. I can ID a pidgey, and a unused badger set but the print isnt very clear.

[JonathanD]

The badger sett is definately in use, my picture doesn't show it clearly, but there is a well worn path going out to the left. Here is another picture of the print. Notice the one slightly forward of the main one.

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

fox whos very hungry?

[Bushwhacker]

In use, but not by brock. Looks like a stoat track to me.

[wattsy]

am i the only one who sees what looks like a deer print?

[JonathanD]

It's the two front pads and claws you are seeing there.

[shaggystu]

very small dog? i've looked at these photo's loads of times since you put them up and i'm absolutely stumped. some kind of small carnivore seems fairly obvious, what kind though is way beyond me.

stuart

[TeeDee]

JD , Just want to say I love these!! Very Useful , anymore please?...about a Gazillion if you have time.

Cheers!

[JonathanD]

I think Bushwhacker is right, although I think it is a Sparrowhawk. It was obviously plucking it outside the badger sett and then a stoat came along and nicked it and dragged it into the sett to get away from the hawk. No idea what happened after that. Certainly stoat prints though, and the drag marks from the plucking site into the hole are there, but faint. It was a cool piece of sign.

JD , Just want to say I love these!! Very Useful , anymore please?...about a Gazillion if you have time.

Cheers!

Oh yeah, definately.

[PaulSanderson]

this is a brilliant thread!! thanks for sharing...it had me totally stumped!!

[Chambers]

Have you thought of putting these on a free blog somewhere? Obviously still put them on here but it would also mean they are all together so could help learn. Would certainly help me but obviously dont just do it for me lol

[Barn Owl]

It'd be a Sprawk most likely in woodland.

[JonathanD]

Have you thought of putting these on a free blog somewhere? Obviously still put them on here but it would also mean they are all together so could help learn. Would certainly help me but obviously dont just do it for me lol

Yeah, I was going to add a section to my DB site. I will get around to it next month.

[Chambers]

Yeah, I was going to add a section to my DB site. I will get around to it next month.

Cool, I and I'm sure alot of others will be looking forward to it :-D

[ex-member Raikey]

maybe the third animal was a bloke,...shooting the roost and was too slow to retreive,....

woody drops from tree close to trunk/sett and his swiped,...

bloke has potnoodle for tea,,,

[Bushwhacker]

Lol, I talked myself out of saying a Spar because I thought it might be big enough to fend off a stoat, so opted for something smaller.

Excellent bit of sign though, keep 'em coming JD.