Rabbit in a Blackbird's nest.

[Wood wasp]

Old Man found this today in head of a small leaning spruce that had to be made safe. The rabbit was still warm but the chick underneath was dead, some kind of predator* hoarding food is the only reason I can think for this.

 

* Leopards drag their catch up trees though to best my knowledge none have been recorded in central Scotland

[Wood wasp]

I spoke too soon... Straight from Pravda:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1282333/Leopards-big-cats-ARE-loose-Britain--just-dont-tell-soul.html

[peatff]

Pine Martens and Weasels or birds of prey are more likely to have killed a rabbit and stashed it, it would hardly have been a starter for a Leopard size animal although domestic cats gone feral are known to live on rabbit.

[Stubby]

Soo the blackbird did not put it there for later then ....

[skyhuck]

Soo the blackbird did not put it there for later then ....