We have a Little Red Flying Fox in care,
was caught on a barbed wire fence. It will be moved to Sydney for long term care with other flying
foxes as they are such social beings.
There has been a lot of injured FF this
year – mostly electrocuted on the power lines and mostly all died. All
carers in the area are reporting more FFs this year than ever before.
Cheers,
Marg
RSPCA
From: John Layton
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Sent: Monday, 5 May 2008 8:15 PM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Flying
Foxes in Charnwood
During the past week, starting from about 7:00pm, flying foxes have
been visiting a large Ironbark (I think it is) tree just off Kerrigan Street,
Charnwood not far from the Fraser Neighbourhood Oval. The tree appears to be in
full flower – red blossoms. At first, numbers appeared fairly small
and they'd left by 8:00pm. Went twice to see them but they'd gone by the time I
arrived. Numbers seem to be increasing yesterday and today, and they were
kicking up a heck of a racket at 7:45pm this evening as they were when my
friend looked out at 1:00am Sunday. I assume they are Grey-headed Flying Foxes.
