An interesting question. I have often wondered the same thing. Just
yesterday, while camping on Fraser Island, I saw a Grey Shrike Thrush
breaking up and eating a small piece of field mushroom which fell out of a
sandwich. Does this mean that Gray Shrike Thrushes sometimes consume
mushrooms (under "natural" circumstances)?
Scott O'Keeffe
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From: Victoria Quinton <>
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Date: Tuesday, 13 June 2000 10:42
Subject: fungi
>I was walking around the bush at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula, over the
>weekend, and was struck by the wide variety of fungi,presumably toadstools,
>but in a variety of colours from purple to red; orange, brown and white.
>
>Is any variety of fungi used by birds or could it affect their food, - say
>for birds like scrubwrens that forage?
>
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>Victoria Quinton
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