What an amazing sight!
It reminds me of an occurrence a few years ago when I was living in
Toowoomba. I was on a morning walk around the neighborhood when I saw in
the distance what appeared to be an injured kookaburra. When I got close
I saw that it was actually gripping the neck of a young grey butcherbird
firmly in its beak, and didn't seem to know what to do next as it
couldn't fly with such a large "catch".
I walked right up to it and eventually it let go and flew away. The
butcherbird was severely traumatized and limp. I thought it might have
had a broken neck but its feet gripped my finger so I took it home and
put it in an aerated box with a saucer of water. A little while later it
was looking up at me, so I took it outside and it shakily flew away. I
know, one shouldn't interfere, but I don't really think I was depriving
the kooka of a meal.
Cheers, Koren
--
Koren Mitchell
Currently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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