[Theme] Death & Decay (warning, contains graphic images!!!)

[Dogman]

Gone grackle.

[Lars Hansen]

Traces of death .. not much left to decay.   

[Fons Baerken]

'Those who are about to die salute thee',
I could even touch the mouse so close i got,
which suggests it was dying..

Z6, 85mm f/1.8s

[ColinM]

'Those who are about to die salute thee',
I could even touch the mouse so close i got,
which suggests it was dying..

Z6, 85mm f/1.8s

Its a beautiful image and a touching story Fons
Thank you for sharing

[Fons Baerken]

Its a beautiful image and a touching story Fons
Thank you for sharing

Thank you Colin!

[Fons Baerken]

The hatchling crashed on its maidenflight

Z6  -  105mm f/2.8S

[Lars Hansen]

Gone grackle.

And another one - from last evening. Looked like it had fell out of the nest in some tall trees.   

[Fons Baerken]

Pigeon, flew against the window with a big bang, detail.

Z6, 105mm f/2.8s

[mxbianco]

Butterfly tasting a dead snake

Nikon Z fc, 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR Nikkor Z DX

Fons, I don't see your picture!

Ciao from Massimo

[Fons Baerken]

Butterfly tasting a dead snake

Nikon Z fc, 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR Nikkor Z DX

Fons, I don't see your picture!

Ciao from Massimo

Thank you Massimo i corrected it, seemed to have gone completely missing

[HCS]

Butterfly tasting a dead snake

Interesting Massimo! Is it a dead snake, or "just" a shed skin? Very interesting juxtaposition none-the-less.

I have an empty shell crab.

[mxbianco]

Interesting Massimo! Is it a dead snake, or "just" a shed skin? Very interesting juxtaposition none-the-less.

I have an empty shell crab.

Dead non-poisonous snake, it had been clubbed to death. Too bad, some people hate snakes...

Ciao from Massimo

[Lars Hansen]

Dead non-poisonous snake, it had been clubbed to death. Too bad, some people hate snakes...

Ciao from Massimo

Massimo - snakes are fascinating creatures. Curious .. do you know if it's an Aesculapian Snake? 

[Lars Hansen]

Fresh kill - a dove. Probably leftovers from a sparrowhawk meal. Phone shot. 

[mxbianco]

Massimo - snakes are fascinating creatures. Curious .. do you know if it's an Aesculapian Snake?

I think it's too small to be an Aesculapian Snake, which is 1.2 to 1.6 metres in length. That one was 0.6-0.8 metres. Probably in the Natrix family, and possibly Natrix maura, or Natrix natrix (the latter is unlikely, it has a white collar, but the poor snake's head was badly ruined) . See some photos from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natrix

Ciao from Massimo