If the RWB was chasing the Spinebill (highly possible) and the Spinebill struck
the
window, I believe it's perfectly possible that the Wattlebird would peck the
Spinebill
to finish it off and then try to eat it, before the Currawong captured it.
A RWB once killed a Blackbird in our backyard, but didn't eat it.
Anthea Fleming
>
> 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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