Well, if you meant the falcon was feeding its own fledglings, then your grammar
is excellent...and I'm excited! Is anybody planning to drive out to Tharwa who
wouldn't mind giving me a lift? My car is not too well at the moment. I'm
contactable by phone on 6251 9201 (home) or 6274 1428 (work).
Regards
Frank
> Hey??
> No, the black falcon was feeding its own 2 fledglings some form of prey.
> Assuming it was a black falcon, and they were its own fledglings. I guess
> another possibility could be the falcon was a female begging, but since two
> were begging, and the calls sounded more baby like, I assume they were
> babies. Yes my grammar is bad, blame it on the system.
> The dollarbird swooped the black falcon, and I assume the dollarbird also has
> a nest but didn't see it. The swooping bird made a frighteningly loud noise
> and I pity any human or falcon who gets swooped.
> Yep about 500m N of the Carpark.
> Benj
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Antram
> Sent: Monday, 10 January 2005 4:41 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Tharwa, Namadgi
>
> Benj, I assume you mean the Dollarbird was feeding fledglings, not the Black
> Falcon! You got me very excited for a moment!!
>
> > Tharwa Sandwash. Friday 7th. Saw nesting bee-eaters, rufous songlarks, 3
> > black fronted dotterels (1 juvenile), 2 whitefaces, male rufous whistler on
> > a nest, redbrows with fledged juveniles. Interestingly 2 diamond firetails
> > were there (didn't see them last time), and finally saw a male hooded
> > robin. 1 Dollarbird swooped what I am pretty sure from the jizz, was a
> > black falcon, but hard to see at distance. The black falcon later flew to
> > the East side of the river and fed 2 begging fledglings. 5 Goldfinches
> > including 3 juveniles.
> >
> >
> >
> > Namadgi visitors centre, Saturday 8th. Near the Centre saw 4 restless
> > flycatchers, 2 fledglings being fed. 1 adult diamond firetail and 2
> > juveniles. A white winged triller on a nest. Very large MFF- Many trillers,
> > with 2 fledglings being fed by parents (very striped), rufous whistler
> > fledglings being fed by parents. Western and white throated gerygones,
> > fuscous honeyeaters, 4 sittellas, satin flycatcher male, horshfield's
> > bronze cuckoo. 1 Whiteface. Rufous songlark.
> >
> >
> >
> > Orroral campground. At least 4 and probably 6 sacred kingfishers with at
> > least 2 being juveniles. Quite a few white eared honeyeaters, yf and 1 wn
> > honeyeaters. 3 Fuscous honeyeaters having a bath as well as other birds.
> > Common bronzewing.
> >
> >
> >
> > Benj Whitworth
> >
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