Dear Birders,
Yesterday I witnessed nature in action in it's more gruesome state - I was
sitting in the living room and was aware of some avian generated commotion
outside when suddenly there was a thump on the window. Racing over to see who
it was and whether it was damaged I was surprised to see a Red Wattlebird on
the driveway pecking away at a poor lifeless Eastern Spinebill. More commotion,
squabbling Red Wattlebirds and a couple of Currawongs, in the end a Pied
Currawong makes off with the prize. A moment later a young Red Wattlebirds is
sitting on the window sill looking in (or probably at it's reflection). A few
sad feathers from the spinebill are still stuck to the window.
I was surprised because I really didn't expect a Red Wattlebird to be eating a
spinebill - is this usual - perhaps it was feeding the young bird? I don't know
how young it was but it had very small red wattles.
cheers
Arwen
......................................... Arwen Blackwood Ximenes
Lawson, Blue Mountains,
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