Hi All,
Yesterday afternoon I returned home to find a large bundle wrapped up
in a plastic bag on my doorstep. Beside it was note from a friend who
has just started a new job as a tree lopper for an energy company. It
read: "Found this in the Megalong Valley today. Think it was
electrocuted on powerlines."
I opened the bag, and guess what I found! A dead but absolutely
beautiful Powerful Owl, still clutching the rear end of a Greater
Glider, its talons still wrapped tightly around the base of the
mammal's tail (which is about 550mm long).
Very freshly dead, the poor bird (and prey) had been found on a track
underneath powerlines. It's now taking up most of the space in my
freezer, awaiting a visit to the Australian Museum.
The Megalong Valley is on the western side of the Blue Mountains,
about 100km west of Sydney.
cheers
Carol
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