Yes I agree with Maggie.There is small pestilence afoot. The owl feather removable however could very likely be done by the mouse. I have seen similar feather damage in their pursuit of nest building. ~ jo lynne
On Fri, May 3, 2024, 11:25 AM Magdalena Wantschik <maggiewantsc...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANVMbBiob3se7X7UWSX_kw-X%3DLnnwcH_tdkzbHu1osgy0pcgWw%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/CAKNVL6S0bW4vto2O4Z6Ta7ruAvU0o5EuLY0qGRj0r%2BXrQCZvvA%40mail.gmail.com.
