At dusk yesterday (17:58 to be precise) I heard loud wings overhead
and looked up to see a micro bat (smaller than a mastiff bat but
larger than a pipistrelle) hawking insects. Then the source of the
loud wings appeared, a Pied Currawong in a power dive that just
missed in its attempt to snatch the bat out of the air. After
missing the bat it gave chase for a few seconds but soon gave up
because the bat was too nimble.
It does not surprise me that a Currawong would do this, I just hadn't
witnessed it before.
Milburn
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Dr P.J Milburn
Technology Specialist
Australian Cancer Research Foundation Biomolecular Resource Facility
John Curtin School of Medical Research
Australian National University
GPO Box 334
Canberra ACT 0200
'Phone +61 2 6125 4326
FAX +61 2 6125 9533
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