Mysteries of Cape Cod
Greetings...
I thought I’d touch upon a few of the more mysterious sightings and encounters my wife and I have enjoyed on Cape Cod, and see if you the reader could comment, and shed some light on just what on earth is going on around our feeders... (I’ve emailed fellow-blogger Kathryn, and discussed most of this with her, and she was stumped... Now I guess it’s your turn...)
The first is the horribly scarred fox below. Does anyone know what would cause those types of facial scars and mutilations of the legs? (Mange?)
And the next is a peculiar white mourning dove... Judging from its eyes, I don’t think it was an albino.
Anyway, there’s other weird stuff going on around our feeders...
But at least here are a couple of pictures...
Anyone have any ideas?
See you by the feeder,
Alan
I thought I’d touch upon a few of the more mysterious sightings and encounters my wife and I have enjoyed on Cape Cod, and see if you the reader could comment, and shed some light on just what on earth is going on around our feeders... (I’ve emailed fellow-blogger Kathryn, and discussed most of this with her, and she was stumped... Now I guess it’s your turn...)
The first is the horribly scarred fox below. Does anyone know what would cause those types of facial scars and mutilations of the legs? (Mange?)
And the next is a peculiar white mourning dove... Judging from its eyes, I don’t think it was an albino.
Anyway, there’s other weird stuff going on around our feeders...
But at least here are a couple of pictures...
Anyone have any ideas?
See you by the feeder,
Alan
Comments
Hi all,
The following is from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Thank you for contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry. We agree with your assessment that the bird is a leucistic mourning dove. The fox looks like it's been in a whale of a bad fight. For a more accurate assessment, and for information about mange, we suggest you show that picture to your local vet or to a biologist affiliated with a local nature center or your state fish and wildlife agency. If you have a zoo in the area, the vets there may be able to help.
Regards,
Customer Service Center - Tier II
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted by: CapeCodAlan | February 6, 2007 11:31 PM