Julian may well be on the right track, David, but my own observations
in the ANBG suggest Ninox fungivora. This could explain the greenish
you-know-whats.
Incidentally I’ve heard no reports of Swifties
anywhere near Canberra
-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Robinson [
Sent: Sunday, 20 May 2007 10:43 PM
To:
Subject: SWPA/REHO survey and fungus query
David
By coincidence I think I found the same fungus -
certainly looks
similar and almost the same size - at ANBG.
Although the bite marks
are smaller you can see what was eating this one ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/505223304/
Might give you a clue as to yours. They don't look
edible at all but
maybe they are delicious. This bird stayed pecking
away for about a
minute, maybe a bit more.
Julian
At 06:45 PM 20/05/2007, David McDonald wrote:
>Noela and I did the Swift Parrot/Regent Honeyeater
survey this
>weekend at our usual sites, various TSRs in the
Tarcutta area.
>Dipped on the target species, no flowering, no lerps,
lots of dead
>and dying trees, both box and stringybarks. Bird
abundance far lower
>than usual, ditto re species diversity. The good news
is that the
>Brown Treecreeper population is holding on at Kyeamba
TSR, even tho
>abundance appeared lower than usual.
>
>What we did see, at Posts TSR which is on the Old
Tarcutta Road
>where once I got Swift Parrots, was this very large
fungus on the
>side of a River Red Gum, you can see its size in
relation to Noela
>standing next to it. Of interest was that something
had been eating
>on it. No stock on the TSR, and probably too high for
them anyway.
>It had many neat bite marks, each around one
centimeter in size,
>perhaps a little more. A small amount had fallen to
the ground, but
>most had been neatly bitten off and removed, presumably
ingested.
>
>What is this fungus called, please, and any
suggestions as to what
>has been feasting upon it?
>
>Thanks - David
>PS no, this is not a quiz!
>
Cheers
Julian
Canberra
Australia
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