What kind of feathers?

[troutpocket]

Found this scene in my yard. Any help identifying the bird? Quail?

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Dead….

 

[Eastside]

Doesn’t look like a quail but I don’t know what it is. I’m sure you’ll get a lot of responses. You can choose the best.

 

[SpeyrodGB]

Atlantic salmon scales.

 

[Stonedfish]

Anyone have chickens nearby?
SF

 

[Sam Roffe]

Dead….

I though the exact same thing Steve.

 

[Buzzy]

Anyone have chickens nearby?
SF

That was my first thought or guinea fowl - looks like some decent soft hackle

 

[Billy]

them chicken feathers

 

[troutpocket]

them chicken feathers

Copy that. Two neighbors have chickens.

 

[Mossback]

Plymouth Rock is my guess...seen that crime scene before

 

[Jim F.]

Chicken

 

[kmudgn]

Check the dog's/fox's poop for confirmation

 

[troutpocket]

I’m guessing a coyote. Nothing left but some feathers and an egg shell. Owls are another possibility, but I’m guessing they wouldn’t eat on the ground?

 

[Crawbugger]

Appears to be woodpecker.

 

[jerry]

Looks like an eagle got one of your neighbor's chickens. I had an eagle pick up a chicken about 10 feet in front of me. The chicken seemed to eject some of the feathers on impact from the eagle.