Native birds strike back against vermin (and each other)

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Subject:	Native birds strike back against vermin (and each other)
From:	martin butterfield <>
Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:49:50 +1100

There have been a few posts recently about the vermin Common Mynas attacking native birds. This morning Frances noted a large bird on the ground on the far side of our lawn. On getting my binoculars I was pleased to see this was a Brown Goshawk (female by size) dining on bunny! Yes!! The goshawk flew off to a fence railing nearby whereupon the local Australian Magpies gave it a thorough buffetting, which I felt a tad harsh.

My reading of HANZAB indicates that it is far from unusual for this species to munch a rabbit.

Martin

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