Thanks Daryl. Yes, a mouse, I suppose. It did look a bit bigger, but so hard to judge size. G
From: Daryl King [
Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2012 5:18 PM
To: Denis Wilson
Cc: Geoffrey Dabb;
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Swallow in Winter
For my money it is a rodent of some kind. The naked tail, narrow hind foot and immobile big toe are strong arguments against an antechinus.
Regards
Daryl
On 7/06/2012 4:49 PM, Denis Wilson wrote:
Great images, Geoffrey.
It seems to me that the tail of the "meal" is relatively thick and short for a Mouse - which was my first assumption.
Makes me wonder if it might have been a Marsupial, i.e., Antechinus sp?
Comments welcomed.
Denis Wilson
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:
At JWNR this morning I was discussing with the ranger what the hunting pair of BSKs were feeding on, only to come on the evidence a few minutes later. The bird has both nictitating membranes fully closed for the swallow.
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