Fish in backyard....

[ZX9RCAM]

So, my GF comes in the house and tells me to come look, there is a fish in the backyard.
She says that it's by the bird feeder.
I go out to look, and there is a damn fish in my backyard.

She was thinking someone might have thrown it over the fence to hurt our dog.
I'm thinking that due to it being partially eaten, a bird must have dropped it.

What say ye?

Trying to upload picture and it says "file too large".

ETA: picture

 

[BRD@66]

Well, it did rain pretty hard a couple of days ago....
eta: Without a head, he couldn't see where he was swimming.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Added pic.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Alien nation

 

[Vaquero]

Turtles

 

[Moonpie]

Bird dropped it.

 

[V-Tach]

Fishnado........

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Bird dropped it.

My thoughts exactly.
Weird that it fell directly beneath the bird feeder, visible black rod holds it up.

 

[EZ-E]

Looks like a little crappie...I'd say a bird of some sort snached it up & was flying to its nest. You got any ponds close by?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Looks like a little crappie...I'd say a bird of some sort snached it up & was flying to its nest. You got any ponds close by?

Yes.
Neighborhood has creeks and ponds all around it.

 

[MetalCutter]

Coon?

 

[Davetex]

That is usually a sign of the apocalypse. If you see an ashen horse, shoot that SOB.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Coon?

Good thought, I've trapped several in my attic.
This happened immediately before I posted it, though, so I don't think so.
We had been outside several times and it was not there before.

 

[busykngt]

Obviously Zombies; ate the brain part and left the best part behind.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Damn sparrows getting aggressive!!!

Ok here me out on this one. It's been my observation that most raptors don't go for the head first, typically they go straight for the goods. Stomach, filet... from the looks of the pic, looks like a predator of some sort was holding it and eating it like a slice of pizza.... not to say a raptor didn't pick it up after the fact and accidentally drop it in your back yard.

.02

 

[karlac]

Agree it looks like a crappie.
Bird could have easily dropped it first
Our barn cats used to eat fish, starting at the head, just like that.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Agree it looks like a crappie.
Bird could have easily dropped it first
Our barn cats used to eat fish, starting at the head, just like that.

I think this is the answer.

 

[Byrd666]

Bird dropped it.

I did not.

 

[rusty tweezers]

Dinner is served

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Dinner is served

It was fresh....