High drama in our garden this arvo. We noticed a male Sacred
Kingfisher perched above our bird bath for at least 5 minutes, being harassed by
an angry Scrubwren. Just as I was writing it on my GBS list, the Kingfisher
suddenly crashed into a window at high speed, scaring the hell out of me. I
could see a Pied Currawong eyeing it off as it sat dazedly on the ground. As soon
as the Kingfisher flew up to a branch, the Currawong attacked, narrowly missing
it with a loud clack of the beak. Attempting to escape, the Kingfisher hit
another window pane and barely evaded another high-speed pass by the Currawong.
At this stage I joined in and sooled the Currawong out of our garden. Have no
idea what happened to the Kingfisher. Whether or not it survived, it’s on
my GBS list. I hadn’t realized a Kingfisher might be subjected to such an
attack by a Currawong. Do Kingfishers eat Currawong chicks? Or do Currawongs
eat Kingfishers?
