Hello Hunter birders,
In my back yard in East Maitland I have a large Yellow Box tree which is now in full blossom. At night Fruit Bats, presumably Grey-headed Flying Foxes feed on the blossom.
On Saturday morning there was a lot of white bird droppings on the paving under the tree plus a skull, mandible and probably, a humerus bone. Their anatomy closely matched that shown on various web sites for Fruit Bat.
Powerful Owls certainly eat Fruit Bats. Can I assume a Powerful Owl is living in the East Maitland area or are there other Fruit Bat predators that could explain this find?
Cheers,
Jim Smart East Maitland ===============================
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