I've been out of the country for two weeks and just saw these posts as I was
scanning Birdingonthe.net to see what was happening in the basin.
Carol, very nice images!
The crow was not amusing itself or playing with the vole, it was trying its
best to kill and eat it. Crows love to eat mice, b
I think in general many animals behave in similar manner with their preys. Cat
plays with the mouse till it is dead, actually it is not game for cat but it is
making sure the mouse is killed. Here is a link to a similar behavior by a
Great Egret at Bensten Rio Grande State park in Texas.
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