white faced heron

["Greg and Val Clancy" <>]

Hi Gary,

 

I don’t know if anyone else has responded but when we observe a bird or other animal at or near to a carcase on the road it is easy to presume that the bird is feeding on the carcase.  Often it is the insects that are devouring the carcase that are the focus of the scavenger’s attention.

 

Regards

Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
Organiser, Gould League Bird Study Camp Club,
| PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
| 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960
http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com
http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au




I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which I
live and work – the Gumbaynggirr, Yaegl and Bundjalung peoples – and to pay
respect to their elders past, present and emerging

 

From: Gary Wright

Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 9:28 AM

To: Birding-aus

Subject: [Birding-Aus] white faced heron

 

Driving between Wilmington and Melrose  SA yesterday I observed a white faced heron standing next to a  kangaroo carcass.  I did not see the heron eating the carcass but that was the distinct impression formed as to why it was standing there.  It did not strike me as haphazard or coincidental behaviour.

 

We are in the middle of a drought situation where things are incredibly dry.

 

Gary

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