RE: Collared Sparrowhawk eating leg bones of a bird

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Subject:	RE: Collared Sparrowhawk eating leg bones of a bird
From:	Wallaces <>
Date:	Sat, 3 Dec 2016 04:51:39 +0000

I have put up the video, see http://www.hbw.com/ibc/1297227

Steve

From: Wallaces [
Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 3:18 PM
To: Canberra birds
Subject: Collared Sparrowhawk eating leg bones of a bird

While watching a Collared Sparrowhawk eat a bird this morning, I was surprised to see it swallow the leg bones including the claws. It continued to feed on the rest of the carcass as soon as the bones were swallowed. I will eventually put the video up but attached is a sequence of photos from it.

Steve

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