And I thought I'd had quite a good couple of hours out there between about
1pm-3pm but trust Milburn to upstage me ;)
cheers
Frank Antram
-----Original message-----
From: Milburns
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:58:59 +1000
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: Fyshwick STW/Kelly's Swamp
> Late this afternoon (approx. 16:00 ) I arrived at the Fyshwick STW and
> literally the first bird I clapped eyes upon was a male Black Falcon
> flying in low from the direction of the turf factory. After upsetting
> all the waterfowl it landed in the last remaining large willow and was
> mobbed by a Whistling Kite, a male Collared Sparrowhawk (not sure if
> that was a sensible idea) and a Black-shouldered Kite in that order. It
> seemed completely unconcerned by all comers and as I lined it up in the
> viewfinder it departed for another session of duck bothering. It
> remained in view, mostly circling overhead, for over 30 minutes and
> reappeared later for a repeat performance over Kelly's Swamp.
>
> Next excitement was a Black-tailed Native-Hen flushed from the bank and
> joining the Coots in the middle of the pond. 2 Australian Crakes were
> in the southeast corner of the same pond. This is the pond where the
> Bluebills normally reside (8 today), pond 6 perhaps? Whiskered Terns
> were about and the highest number I counted together was 17.
>
> Over on Kelly's Swamp, the rather low number of ducks were mostly in the
> margins, possibly a result of the harassment by the aforementioned Black
> Falcon. All the action was at the southern end, with another
> Black-tailed Native-Hen in the paddock above the pond hanging close to a
> pile of dead branches for cover. Also 2 Black-winged Stilts.
>
> Also seen were Australian Hobby, Brown Falcon and Wedge-tailed Eagle.
>
> As I returned to my car at the STW car park, I witnessed an Australian
> Raven catch a perfectly healthy adult rabbit by the hind leg with its
> foot and then overpower it and kill it.
>
> Milburn
>
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