Re Geoff Ryan’s obs of Echidna quills in Dingo scars being aligned. Were they sharp end backward? Were they complete or broken up? Was there any blood in the scats ? TIA Michael Sent from my iPhone On 12 Jun 2020, at 2:00 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: >> >> >> Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change … Read more

Many years ago, at Nadgee Nature Reserve, I saw several dingo faeces composed mainly of Echidna quills. The quills, by necessity, were all carefully aligned. The canine bowel is a clever organ, perhaps the Acccipritiformes gullet has the same abilities.  Geoff 

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Peter, Being a callow youth at the time I can only guess (others on list may have a view) but at least in Sydney, meetings were held under the joint auspices of the Royal Zoological Society and Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union – i.e. they did operate under Royal patronage and membership was valued. I have … Read more

We found on our property at Barkers Vale NSW what appeared to be a raptor casting. On examination of contents it contained 100% echidna bits, all spines and one toe/claw. Having handled many of these, it is a somewhat daunting prospect as a prey item for a raptor, but I understand is recorded in Wedge … Read more