birding-aus

birding-aus Raptor question

To: "@Net" <>
Subject: birding-aus Raptor question
From: Tosca Looby <>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 15:08:01 +1100
Hello

I am writing from the ABC Natural History Unit. I am currently making a
programme about Barrow Island in Western Australia... which has a healthy
population of Brahminy Kites and White-Bellied Sea Eagles. 

I am wondering if anyone could tell me any interesting facts about their
fishing habits. I have noticed the Sea-Eagle plunges right into the water
while the Brahminy uses only its talons dipped into the water to retrieve
fish. I imagine this means the birds have quite different morphology. I am
wondering about this, as well as the reason these birds (generally
inhabiting the same or very similar habitats) have developed these
divergent fishing/flying methods. I would be extremely grateful for any
information on this subject.

Kind regards

Tosca Looby

To unsubscribe from this list, please send a message to

Include ONLY "unsubscribe birding-aus" in the message body (without the
quotes)

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
  • birding-aus Raptor question, Tosca Looby <=
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU