In regard to: “It must be the season for low flying
wedgies”. I think some suggested seasonal behaviours, based on one or two
observations are easy to explain. I believe that at this time of year, rabbits (and
very likely also young kangaroos), do not fly frequently
or particularly high. Therefore Wedge-tailed Eagles are forced to approach
closer to the ground, so as to achieve hunting success. Or an alternate
hypothesis is that sometimes these birds rest on trees.
-----Original Message-----
From: martin
butterfield []
Sent: Monday, 23 March 2009 4:46 PM
To: Milburns
Cc:
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] O:Connor: Unusual GBS obs
Milburn
It must be the season for low flying wedgies. I was attempting to go for
a run this afternoon when a riot of Magpies at the corner of Widgiewa and
Captains Flat Rds alerted me to the presence of a raptor. I first looked
up, where they are usuallly to be found but this sub-adult Wedgetail was flying
below tree top height. As usual it was treating the magpies with disdain.
Martin
On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Milburns <> wrote:
We live at the Turner end
of Miller Street
and this evening enjoyed a run of unusual sightings. Firstly, a
Wedge-tailed eagle was circling quite low over the house. The weather
looked promising for swifts so I prepared dinner outside looking upwards as much
as possible. Without major injury I finally alerted the family to the
presence of 8 White-throated Needletails. Our al fresco dining experience was enriched by the surprise
appearance a male and female Common Bronzewing. This is only the second
record of this species in our GBS.
Milburn
