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Powerful Owl

To: "Canberra Birds" <>
Subject: Powerful Owl
From: "John Leonard" <>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 20:37:24 +1000
Don't discount the possibility that the possum was on a branch and the owl pounced on it, killed it, began eating it in situ, and then decided to roost on that branch, thereby enjoying a meal without actually having to lift it away at all. Or it could have pounced on the possum, killed it and eaten half of it where it killed it, only transporting half of it back to the roost.

Whatever its state of health when it first arrived in the Gardens it certainly seems in fine fettle now!

John Leonard

On 10/1/07, roger curnow <> wrote:
Thanks Anthony,
it seemed to me that the ratio owl to possum (last fridays photo)
must have been pretty close to one.
 
        roger
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