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possible prey of deceased raven

To: "Philip Veerman" <>, "Jacqui & Rob" <>, "Birding-aus" <>
Subject: possible prey of deceased raven
From: "Greg" <>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 15:05:54 +1000
The following is from Steve Debus,

Owls and raptors deal with their prey in much the same ways, except that owls (and the Elanus kites) are more inclined to bolt small prey whole than dismember it. The raven carcass sounds like a raptor kill of some sort, but without more information on the context and circumstances etc. it would be difficult to say whether diurnal raptor or owl. Wedge-tailed Eagles and Powerful Owls commonly take ravens, Peregrines less so; other raptors and owls are mostly too small to tackle a raven though Little Eagles take fledglings occasionally.

Cheers,

Steve




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