Foxes can be extremely urban (they are recorded in the Brisbane CBD for
example) but it would be unlikely the would leave a head behind. A bird of prey
may have dropped it, or perhaps a cat is responsible.
Cheers,
Chris
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On 31/10/2013, at 8:32 PM, mariko buszynski <> wrote:
> Today when I was walking my blitz site with a dog she found a severed
> cockatoo's head. Dogs are very good at finding these things. There was only
> a head and there were no other body parts or scattered feathers. It is a
> nature reserve between Garran and Hughes closed to the Southern Cross
> village. It is a very urban area and I do not think there are eagles or a
> fox around. It is very unlikely that dogs have done it. I did not take a
> picture of course.
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