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: Who is the killer?
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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 . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 62, Issue 13
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 . . . → Read More: Powerful Owls 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: Killer Claws We live on 3 acres just outside Torquay in Victoria. There is of course quite a bit of activity at night but in the last few weeks we have had 3 occurrences which have left us wondering. The first thing we found was a small amount of fur and an entrail at least 2 . . . → Read More: Who is the killer? I just did a quick review of the scientific literature of this issue. Ingested amygdalin is absorbed across the intestinal wall in birds, but isn’t metabolised, and is excreted intact in the urine (the liquid component of the droppings). Kind regards, Stephen Stephen Ambrose Ryde, NSW —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus < birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org> On Behalf . . . → Read More: Fwd: amygdalin > hydrogen cyanide The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, December 17, 2018 to Sunday, December 23, 2018: Area: SA Location: 4th Creek Campbelltown Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) (1) Leucistic, juvenile Magpie with pink legs and feet. Pink beak, mainly white head, grey chest. Mixture of white and black on back. . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest See www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/11/australia-endangered-parrots-german-zoo-actp 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 And look how much good it did him. On 11 Dec 2018, at 8:46 pm, Chris King <chrisk58@gmail.com> wrote: I think I remember that Jo Bjelke-Peterson was a fan! On Tue, 11 Dec. 2018, 8:39 pm Carl Clifford <carlsclifford@gmail.com wrote: Apricot kernel oil was touted as a cure for cancer for some years. . . . → Read More: Fwd: amygdalin > hydrogen cyanide I think I remember that Jo Bjelke-Peterson was a fan! On Tue, 11 Dec. 2018, 8:39 pm Carl Clifford <carlsclifford@gmail.com wrote: Apricot kernel oil was touted as a cure for cancer for some years. I don’t know if any people were killed by it. Neither do I know if any were cured. (No correspondence . . . → Read More: Fwd: amygdalin > hydrogen cyanide |
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