American Mink kills Eastern Cottontail - evidence at kill site, showing drag mark in snow as Mink dragged Cottontail to protected feeding area. Trail that crosses the drag mark is from the Mink attacking cottontail while running.
Eastern Cottontail - hair removed from rabbit during attack by American Mink
American Mink kills Eastern Cottontail - evidence at kill site, showing drag mark in snow as Mink dragged Cottontail to protected feeding area
American Mink kills Eastern Cottontail - evidence at kill site, showing blood
American Mink kills Eastern Cottontail - evidence at kill site
American Mink attacking and killing an Eastern Cottontail - Mink is dragging the Cottontail to protected feeding area
American Mink attacking and killing an Eastern Cottontail - here the Mink is preparing to drag the Cottontail away
American Mink attacking and killing an Eastern Cottontail
Eastern Cottontail - hair found at kill site (3rd of three kill sites)
Eastern Cottontail - hair found at kill site (2nd of three kill sites). Also seen here are stomach contents and scat removed from the carcass by the predator.
Eastern Cottontail - hair found at kill site (2nd of three kill sites)
Eastern Cottontail - hair found at kill site (1st of three kill sites)
Eastern Gray Squirrel - kill site. In this close-up of the Squirrel carcass, feeding damage by the Owl is plain to see.
Eastern Gray Squirrel - kill site. This is the last spot along the trail of drag and feather marks where the Owl stopped and fed on the Squirrel carcass. Bits of intestine can be seen in the foreground. Two yellow spots behind the carcass are Owl scat.
Eastern Cottontail - kill site; hair and leg
Eastern Cottontail - kill site; stomach and intestine
Eastern Cottontail - kill site; intestine
Eastern Cottontail - kill site; hair and intestine
Eastern Cottontail - kill site; hair and body parts from Rabbit and tracks from Owl
Northern River Otter - feeding evidence left behind, most likely a Brown Bullhead
Northern River Otter - feeding evidence left behind, head of catfish
Northern River Otter - eating catfish
Northern Shrike - kill site evidence of mammal impaled on thorn by the Shrike
Northern Shrike - kill site evidence of small mammal impaled on thorn by Shrike. Mammal is most likely a Meadow Vole. Foot measures 4mm wide and 9mm long.
