Swallow in Winter

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Yes that is entirely typical. Did I ever mention on this line (I think I did) the mostly decomposed skeleton of a BsK that I found several years ago beside the JW hide adjacent to the river, it had an equally mostly decomposed skeleton of the back half of a mouse half way down its throat. They mostly eat their mouse head first.

 

Philip

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2012 3:45 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Swallow in Winter

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.