Anyone have an idea what predator might take a possum & leave the fresh head behind? (Probably Ringtail or Brushtail: all that’s readable is the snout.) Thanks, Judith jlukin01@postoffice.csu.edu.au _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
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Hi Chris, Frank, Our local (Chatswood NSW) Powerful Owls are seen holding Brushtails from time to time but Ringtails are their staple. Judging by the quantity of jaw bones in their pellets they eat a lot of possum heads. Over the past 10 years of observing them at their day roosts & nest hollows I have never found a possum head, & only occasionally a small bit such as a foot. Chris Charles Licole Monopods http://www.licole.com.au On 25 Jun 2014, at 8:40 pm, Chris Corben <cjcorben@hoarybat.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hi Frank Just a niggle – although Greater Gliders look big, they are all fluff! I would think if you are talking about adult possums, taking a Brushtail would be a much more difficult and dangerous task for a Powerful Owl than taking a Greater Glider or Ringtail. Cheers, Chris. On 06/24/2014 11:45 PM, Frank O’Connor wrote: — Chris Corben. _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
However, it is also the behaviour of predatory mammals. I have seen the faces of rats that have been left by cats, which ate the rest of the body. So may be feral cats, foxes? John Leonard On 25 June 2014 17:05, brian fleming <flambeau@labyrinth.net.au> wrote: — John Leonard Canberra Australia http://www.jleonard.net I want to be with the 9,999 other things. _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
On a BOCA Outing at Linton , Vic., I found the complete mask of a Brush-tail Possum – just the face; the rest of the skull and contents had been eaten. Locals told us this was typical behaviour for a Powerful Owl. Anthea Fleming _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Homo sapiens. They are not bad in a pie. Carl Clifford _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Where? Rufous owls take Northern Brushtails in Darwin Andrew Bell Mob: 0428 882979 _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org