I noticed Chester sniffing around under one of the trees in our backyard, and discovered this fallen bird.
Upon closer inspection, it looks as if the bird is a predator. There is what appears to be a tail is sticking out of its beak. A field mouse? Did the last meal prove to be the Last Supper? I could see no marks of violence.
Does anyone know what kind of bird this is?
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Dwayne – it’s a flicker…a sort of woodpecker. What you think is a mouse’s tail is the bird’s tongue.
Hi Eric,
Thank you. I would have never guessed that the tail was a tongue.
Hope all is well w/you.
regards,
Dwayne
agreed re: bird, though the shading of back feathers is a bit unclear in rendering.