A small amount of research shows that, inexplicably, The Big
Salami does not yet exist in Australia. If Griffith (NSW) and Lygon Street
do not want it, Tasmania would surely be a good site for this potentially wealth-creating
attraction. Alternatively, Murrumbateman could put one up and then get
useful publicity when it is hauled to a new location by the forthcoming multilane
bypass.
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 2:09 PM
To: 'Ruskies'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] grey butcherbird
Hello there, Bob, good to hear from
you. I believe quite large items are sometimes found in their
‘larders’.
The largest items mentioned in Hanzab are: Domestic Fowl,
Brown Quail, Kookaburra nestlings, (another) Grey Butcherbird, Bassian
Thrush. Also ‘pieces of salami’, although as you know these
can vary considerably in size.
From: Ruskies [
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2007 1:23 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] grey butcherbird
Long
time no see!, but anyway, this little note is regarding what is the normal
prey of the Grey Butcherbird.
This
morning two birds flew over my shoulder narrow missing my head in the proccess.
These were a Blackbird closely pursued by the G.B. The blackbird tried to
escape by flying into a thick bush,but the G.B. chased it under, over and
through this bush .The blackbird was eventually flushed out and made to escape
again but was overtaken and forced into a fence where it and the G.B. dropped
out of sight. Less than 10 sec later after this had
happened , a Brown Goshawk alighted on the fence causing the 2 other
birds to depart forthwith. On looking where all this action had taken place it
was obvious by the feathers that the blackbird had been in serious trouble,end
of story . Given that the Blackbird was smaller than the G.B. it wasn't
by a great deal, it makes you wonder what this little tyro is capable of.
