It's all about the birds
We are extremely grateful to all of you who have given us so much information. I wish now, as Philip Veerman has done, that we had taken photos and left the carcass of the possum – we didn’t even think of it. We have noted more than 70 birds on our property, but if we … Read more
Gordon Claridges’ post makes it clear that Powerful Owls decapitate, which they could not do with their claws. Thanks Gordon QED Cheers Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 15 Dec 2018, at 9:37 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: > > Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to > birding-aus@birding-aus.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the … Read more
Tawny Frogmouth remains were by no means common in Powerful Owl pellets or remains at butchery trees but there were a few amongst the 24 pairs on the Georges River in Sydney. Dominant birds were parrots (cockatoos, galahs and assorted psittidae), corvids and the occasional kookaburra. The Frogmouth is a very similar size and … Read more
The mystery killer at Torquay prompts a question as to how avian raptors do actually kill their prey. Despite their great hooked beaks, Wedge-tailed Eagles kill with their claws, using their beaks to tear up their victims, or any carrion they eat. Or so I once read. Apart from Powerful Owls do any Australian Owls … Read more