Drowning prey?.

[Philip Veerman <>]

Well that is very innovative. A new one on me. Though Currawongs and ravens
are known to dunk food in water sometimes. This would seem to be a lot more
sophisticated. I wonder whether the book by Gisela Kaplan would have
anything similar.

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From: Canberrabirds
 On Behalf Of Susan
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Sent: Monday, 8 February, 2021 1:48 PM
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Subject: Drowning prey?.

My daughter sent me this email and I could not give her any information on
this.  Is her theory correct?

"I was sitting on the couch watching the bird bath, and a magpie flew down
to it. It went straight in. Then it seemed to lift something out of the
water in its beak. It looked like a lizard or a spider - it had some long
bits hanging down. Then the magpie put its prey back into the water and held
it down with its foot. It did this several times. After a few minutes it
flew off with the prey in its claws.  I can only conclude it was drowning
it."

Susan Robertson


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