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For the forensic experts

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Subject: For the forensic experts
From: Daryl King <>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:05:44 +1100
Hi Margaret
Foxes commonly bury caches of eggs or chicks when there are more than they can consume at once.  It would be unusual for them to dig them up again and consume them on the spot - more likely they would carry them to a den.  It's possible that another species (eg Brushtail Possum) has discovered a fox cache and raided it.
Daryl

On 28/11/2012 1:05 PM, Margaret Leggoe wrote:

Jerrabomberra wetlands – near Bittern hide.

This morning I noticed the remains of 5 or 6 bird eggs on the ground beside the track just opposite the new screens.  There was a little dugout in the soil in the middle, and I do not know whether that leads to a tunnel or is just a bit of rabbit scratching.  The egg shells had been torn apart and there were no remains of yolks on them, they had obviously been licked clean.  The photos below show the degree of scatter and the size of the eggs.  I would be interested if anyone can throw a bit more light on the subject.

 

Also, the “island” in the newly cleared channel had a Pacific black duck sitting on very young ducklings.

Latham’s snipe still present in front of Bittern and Cygnus hides.

Margaret Leggoe

 


 


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