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| Subject: | Active wedge tail eagles nest? |
| From: | "Pedroanddi" <> |
| Date: | Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:30:17 +1000 |
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While bushwalking in
the Castle Hill area near Tharwa today we came across what appeared to be a WTE
nest with a fledgling in it.
At our lunch stop we
noticed a eucalypt about fifty metres down the hill with a large stick nest in a
fork. The slope of the hill meant we were level with the nest and by walking up
the hill about 10 metres I was able to see over the edge of the nest and see the
top 1/2 of a large bird in the nest. It had a white head and a dark eye with a
brown back with white streaks. There was a strong wind and the bird appeared to
be crouching. By its size I assumed it was a WTE but I have no idea if
fledglings have white heads.
Two nearby trees
appeared to have been used for roosts and feeding by the amount of
droppings and rabbit fur.
Peter
Mellor
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