Thanks everyone for the responses and thoughts,
I am going to cut / paste some of the responses that came only to me, that
may be of interest to others regarding this topic.
I have gotten permission from each to do so. I will put lines between the
different responses, with the writer's name.
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Explains why suet feeders work, eh?
-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds On Behalf Of Jason Frank
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2022 4:01 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: ADV: Re: [mou-net] Red-bellied Woodpecker with rodent, Hennepin County
Interesting question about the drought
Interesting question about the drought, Linda...
It made me think about a Flicker I saw back in a bad drought year who
pecked a small garter snake to death, and then flew off with it into a
grove. Later that same winter I saw Downy Woodpeckers and Chickadees
picking scraps from the ribs of a froze
Interesting observation/documentation, Brian.
Caching behavior is not surprising, but the particular content seems a bit
so, especially given that it's not breeding season. It opens a whole host
of speculative questions.
Might recent drought and lower insect population make such birds more
interest
I could be way off here, but I think it might be a star-nosed mole. The
size is looks right (bigger than voles/mice/shrews), and it looks like a
star nose in the first photo. What looks like "ears" in the second photo
might actually be the front feet. I thought the fur seemed too long, but
here
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