Hi Anthea, There are lots of big Robber Crabs on Christmas Island! Lets hope eating birds doesn’t occur to them. We were there during the red crab migration and did see plenty of robber crabs eating red crabs that had been squished on the road. Jenny Stiles —–Original Message—– From: Brian Fleming Sent: Monday, November … Read more
Hi Anthea, Judging from the red feet, I reckon it’s a red-footed booby. 🙂 They have been documented breeding on those islands. Cheers Greg Message: 4 From: Brian Fleming < flambeau@labyrinth.net.au > To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: [Birding-Aus] ?Pretty gruesome?: giant coconut crab seen hunting birds Message-ID: < e90ee014-f977-97b2-7236-7f98f98171e9@labyrinth.net.au > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/10/giant-coconut-crab-seen-hunt ing-birds?CMP=share_btn_link Can … Read more
www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/10/giant-coconut-crab-seen-hunting-birds?CMP=share_btn_link Can anyone ID the unfortunate Booby in the picture? Do Robber Crabs occur on Christmas Island? Let’s hope not! Anthea Fleming Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hello All, Recently I did a trip to Iron Range with Ken Haines and Ken spotted and photographed a female Yellow-billed Kingfisher. When we got back, I put a request in birding-aus for details of someone on a 2012 trip with Klaus Uhlenhut, where we saw a male Yellow-billed Kingfisher. Robin Irwin, who was on … Read more
Lots of bird news on ABC mobile currently. This one’s dreadful – mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-12/endangered-swift-parrot-nesting-boxes-destroyed-in-logging/9142214 Judith SEQ 500m This note’s from the mobile. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org