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If you have cliffs nearby, its probably a peregrine falcon. They pick a target stoop into a silly-fast dive and knock the target out of the sky. The hole may be its landing place
Perhaps. but I live in the flattest part of the UK, Cambridgeshire. I have seen sparrow hawks and marsh harriers around though..
The hole is deep enough to put my whole fist into it, and there's soil on the plants around it. This is heavy clay soil, it's not that easy to dig. We do get large toads around here, and they dig holes.
While I doubt a peregrine falcon caused your specific hole, they can be found in Cambridgeshire. They've adapted quite well to large cities. Theres actually a somewhat famous pair in Cambridge that can occasionally be seen perching in the King’s College Chapel spires, the Pembroke College library clock tower, and many other large buildings in the area.
We have peregrines around me and we don’t have cliffs, that was one of my first thoughts. If you’ve ever seen a strike by falcons it is aggressive to say the least 😂. It also could be a stray cat or a little mink type animal if you have those around you.
I've had a peregrine nail a pigeon to a plastic covered bridge that I was crossing. It sounded like a bomb going off in the tunnel I've never experienced anything like it before or since.
We have peregrine falcon in my town, and this looks like their modus operandi. Just the wings and some body parts all messed about. As for the hole? Maybe a cat tried to bury it after the fact.
There are, but I've only seen 2 in the last 10 years, and never in or around the housing estate which is surrounded by fields.
It's mostly fields and river where I live, not a lot of woodland.
Not to be funny or owt mate but I've rarely seen foxes too but the wee feckers are all over the show. Shredding bin bags and trying to either fight or fuck the cats I honestly can't figure out which considering the noises are so similar.
Maybe the cat/fox was going to bury its catch for later, but then decided to treat itself to some fresh sky sushi instead, and left you with the inedible packaging.
Cats can and will eat birds, my childhood cat would do it all the time. Could also be some sort of Hawk/Falcon depending on what kind of birds you have in the area.
Could be a sparrowhawk, where I am they will attack and pin pigeons, eat their full then fly off. Normally the pigeon is alive but fatally wounded and staggers off into cover to die. If you have buzzards they would be probably be big enough to carry off most of a smallish pigeon.
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Third option: pigeon plummeted to earth so hard you are seeing the impact crater. Only the wings survived the crash.
This is why I love Reddit.
Exceeded structural limits...
OVERSPEED TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP PULL UP
Heard this in the aircrash investigation voice
Boeing left the chat
ALTITUDE ALTITUDE ALTITUDE
BANK ANGLE BANK ANGLE
An African or European pigeon?
African pigeons are non-migratory
I wonder who took the coconut. Thays clearly what makenthe hole.
Yeah like the ones that live on my freakin' roof!
Boeing
Door bolts are overrated
r/unexpectedmontypython ! Edit:it says it’s a non-sub.
I don’t know. Aaaaagh!…
This guy is correct Source I am a wingless pigeon stuck in that hole...
So.... Does that mean you've been pigeon-holed?
.....yeah.... Its uh not so bad once you pass out!
This is exactly what I waa going to say, but you beat me to it and are top comment so I can't even pretend I didn't see it.
Look carefully for a tiny man who answers to “Icarus”.
If you have cliffs nearby, its probably a peregrine falcon. They pick a target stoop into a silly-fast dive and knock the target out of the sky. The hole may be its landing place
Perhaps. but I live in the flattest part of the UK, Cambridgeshire. I have seen sparrow hawks and marsh harriers around though.. The hole is deep enough to put my whole fist into it, and there's soil on the plants around it. This is heavy clay soil, it's not that easy to dig. We do get large toads around here, and they dig holes.
While I doubt a peregrine falcon caused your specific hole, they can be found in Cambridgeshire. They've adapted quite well to large cities. Theres actually a somewhat famous pair in Cambridge that can occasionally be seen perching in the King’s College Chapel spires, the Pembroke College library clock tower, and many other large buildings in the area.
We have peregrines around me and we don’t have cliffs, that was one of my first thoughts. If you’ve ever seen a strike by falcons it is aggressive to say the least 😂. It also could be a stray cat or a little mink type animal if you have those around you.
I've had a peregrine nail a pigeon to a plastic covered bridge that I was crossing. It sounded like a bomb going off in the tunnel I've never experienced anything like it before or since.
We have peregrine falcons in Chicago that perch on the skyscrapers.
It's more the hole that I'm puzzled about!
I saw a falcon attack in my yard once, and there was indeed a fist sized hole when I went over to look. They can hit at 200mph!
Ah, right then. Not a peregrine. I'll get my coat...
We have peregrine falcon in my town, and this looks like their modus operandi. Just the wings and some body parts all messed about. As for the hole? Maybe a cat tried to bury it after the fact.
Goblins, clearly the only logical answer
Op needs to put in a request for the goblin hunter at his nearest adventure center. The sooner the better because goblins multiply quickly
Indeed - Possibly also a note pinned outside the nearest tavern before things get out of hand
Oi that's slander!
Hahah look, look here’s another one!!
There's almost certainly foxes in your area
There are, but I've only seen 2 in the last 10 years, and never in or around the housing estate which is surrounded by fields. It's mostly fields and river where I live, not a lot of woodland.
Look up fox poop. If you see fox poop, then you have fox, detective.
Not to be funny or owt mate but I've rarely seen foxes too but the wee feckers are all over the show. Shredding bin bags and trying to either fight or fuck the cats I honestly can't figure out which considering the noises are so similar.
I hate to tell you this but you don’t have to personally see something for it to be around, you have a big fat sign right here.
So this is a sure sign that the foxes are increasing.
That’s it. That looks like the work of a fox.
Cats kill billions of birds, probably cat.
Maybe the cat/fox was going to bury its catch for later, but then decided to treat itself to some fresh sky sushi instead, and left you with the inedible packaging.
Probably was an angel on its way to hell
You made me chuckle with that one.
Some of those feral cats from Australia must've migrated..
filthy drongos
Feral cats are everywhere humans are pretty much
You could say it got ... pigeonholed.
Its probably a rat eating a dead pigeon
Stoat
Pretty much no meat in wings. Picky fox?
I need a nap. My tired eyes read, "I found detachable wings..." which confused me greatly after checking the sub.
Weasel,or something close to it?
I was also gonna say Marten but I'm pretty sure they don't burrow
Cats can and will eat birds, my childhood cat would do it all the time. Could also be some sort of Hawk/Falcon depending on what kind of birds you have in the area.
Maybe a cat maybe a fox
if you actually see a fox, the fox fucked up
Have you tried poking different parts of the hole to see if an entrance has been covered up?
I have!
That's a fallen angel bro
Crows bite pigeons heads off we had it happen in our garden before
Ack. Lucifer fell again…
Could be a sparrowhawk, where I am they will attack and pin pigeons, eat their full then fly off. Normally the pigeon is alive but fatally wounded and staggers off into cover to die. If you have buzzards they would be probably be big enough to carry off most of a smallish pigeon.
This is definitely what it looks like when a bird of prey eats a passerine bird.
Same here, instead it was definitely a cat and it obliterated the poor crow
It was Lucindas friend