Banded carcass

["Paul & Irene Osborn" <>]

When I got home I thought, "Oh, I should've checked the feet!"

It may well have been a racing pigeon. If so, it was an unusually dark one. 
The yellow leg band on the right leg looked a lot like one I found in a 
raptor pellet once, which did turn out to be from a racing pigeon. The 
carcass was  a real mess, most of the head was missing. I didn't have time 
for a thorough examination, as I was primarily on a walking trip, not a 
birdwatching one, and the rest of the group were already way ahead of me. I 
figured noting the band details would be sufficient for an ID.
Paul Osborn

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