On the owl at least, it looks like there is webbing clothes moth casing and frass.
Mouse nest in the rocks, looks like they have taken some liberties with the bird feathers. And the hawk looks like it's quite dirty, but I can't tell if it is insect damage or just settled debris. Wishing you the best in your investigation. Maggie On Fri, May 3, 2024, 7:44 AM Shaista waheed <shaistwah...@gmail.com> wrote: > May be infested by Anthrenus species like flavipes or verbasci > > On Fri, May 3, 2024, 7:43 PM Jasmine Heckman <jasmine.heck...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello there, >> >> I visited a collection recently for the first time that generally does >> not have a lot of individuals overseeing the materials. They have some >> taxidermy bird mounts that have been losing a lot of feathers over the past >> few years. I found some lovely little beds within the same space using the >> feathers and lots of droppings and urine, but I don't know if the mice are >> actually removing the feathers (vs. seizing the opportunity to cushion up >> their beds for the night), if the feathers are naturally falling, or if >> another pest is causing the destruction. >> >> The pictures are not great (no lighting in the space), but I am wondering >> if in looking at these if anyone has any insight. I greatly appreciate >> your help! >> >> Thanks, >> Jasmine >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MuseumPests" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CA%2BL4N_9RVi7KUZ4hoxz%2Bk5f1qduyjsUtSTi8jTQpoustyfN47w%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CA%2BL4N_9RVi7KUZ4hoxz%2Bk5f1qduyjsUtSTi8jTQpoustyfN47w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CABYsyGWZAT-_QHxGoRhooFumgzXa%2BrTuEK_4zVok09L52oQ0vQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CABYsyGWZAT-_QHxGoRhooFumgzXa%2BrTuEK_4zVok09L52oQ0vQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANVMbBiob3se7X7UWSX_kw-X%3DLnnwcH_tdkzbHu1osgy0pcgWw%40mail.gmail.com.
