Mouse or a Shrew ?

My guess it`s a Shew, as for carrion i don`t know .......it sat, stalked, dived, then came back up with the goodies !

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There is not a lot left, but it looks like it has a pointed snout which means it's probably a shrew. Good capture.

Great catch Carlton. It looks like a mouse to me. Our shrews here have short tails.

Looks yummy!

If mouse or shrew, the bird is in a perfect light, great shot.

Good catch for the both of you.

What a Capture , Great Shooting Carlton!!

canonloader wrote in post #6854031
Great catch Carlton. It looks like a mouse to me. Our shrews here have short tails.

Er, that picture you linked to is a mole.

Funny, he doesn't look "Shrewish"

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john-stocker wrote in post #6856336
Er, that picture you linked to is a mole.

John, the caption for this pic found in Google images was, "Northern Short-Tailed Shrew; Comparison of Northern Short-Tailed Shrew and Eastern Mole".

My yard is full of shrews, I'm pretty sure I know what they are. I have watched them tunnul up under piles of dropped sunflower seeds. Don't ask me how they know.

Seems we have different names for the same creatures. I googled shrew and came up with a small mouse like mammal with a pointed nose. My cat brought one in which was playing dead, I held it for a while and it suddenly ran down my leg and ran for the open door. Last seen disappearing down a hole under the patio.
Apparently we have five types here.

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/​mammal/common_shrew.sh​tml

Yep, I found the same thing. There are several different kinds. Growing up in the Northern Midwest though, all I ever saw was the short tailed ones, almost no tail at all and a pointy face.

Awesome shot.

Thanks for the comments guys, much apprecited.

nice catch and nicley exsposed too - is that the tail at the front going onto the left claw cos it looks like a young rst to me .
Rob.