The mystery of the disappearing orchid.

Yesterday, in some thick brush not far from my house, I found an orchid of this species, but a larger and nicer specimen. I left it alone, meaning to photograph it in a few days when all of the blossoms were fully open and it would display all of its beauty. When I went to check its progress this morning, I found that it had disappeared under very suspicious circumstances; but there was a track…some tooth marks on a stem…

And on the grass beside the house later in the day… a prime suspect…

It really is orange

Orange Hawkweed ~ Hieracium aurantiacum