The pelican earing the chihuahua story has been around for a long time,. It wsa chasing seagulls before being swooped upon in the version I heard. Could be an urban myth but certainly not impossible. I know they very accurately scoop up
rats at north coastal tips.
From: Graeme Clifton <>
Date: Sunday, 24 February 2019 at 11:53 am
To: John Layton <>
Cc: chatline <>
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] A departure from pelicans & pigeons
I don’t know about the accuracy of the conclusions in the snake/wallaby story but what about the pelican eating a Chihuahua on the esplanade at The Entrance on the Central Coast of NSW. Surely an urban myth.
Graeme Clifton
On 24 Feb 2019, at 10:48 am, John Layton <> wrote:
Some 20 years ago I watched a news item about a huge python found dead beside a North Queensland road. The snake had a large bulge in its belly which a post mortem revealed
to be a small wallaby. Informed opinion speculated the wallaby was alive and kicking (emphasis on kicking) after being swallowed and all the internal turbulence brought about the python’s demise. Talk about a kick in the guts.
John Layton
Holt
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