|
Hi Peter & birding-ausers,
Peter wrote in part
"Have just
spent the morning on the Mossman River, where we saw something quite interesting
that you might like to here about.
We were sitting quietly watching a platypus
feeding along the edge, when a black butcherbird flew on to a branch nearby to
watch the platypus. After a couple of moments the bird moved in for a closer
look and then swooped at the platypus. There was no contact and the bird did
not go far away."
Although not knowing the reasons for the
Butcherbird attacking the Platypus, I saw a similar event about 2 years
ago. Whilst staying at Red Mill House at Daintree, two Bush-hen's had come
into the dam and they were constantly being dive bombed by a Black Butcherbird
until they ran away.
Cheers
Dick Jenkin
DUNGOG
NSW
| 