Recently whilst being guided about in FNQ by Del Richards he informed me
that recent studies in the Mt Molloy area have shown that Rufous Owls there
eat Blue-winged Kookaburras.
John Leonard
On 9/11/07, L&L Knight <> wrote:
>
> Perhaps it is a foreign owl that's hitched a lift from Asia?
>
> Following on from Kurtis' point, owls tend to eat mammals rather than
> birds, whereas Goshawks tend to eat birds. I think it would be a bit
> unusual for an owl to take a magpie.
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
> On Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at 09:41 AM,
> <> wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I had an amazing experience on Friday. (7th Sept.) I was walking down
> > the
> > street in Bridgetown (in south west WA) when something overhead caught
> > my
> > attetion. Imagine my surprise when I looked up and saw the biggest owl
> > I
> > have ever seen! I was seeing it from behind, as it was sitting on top
> > of a
> > sign outside a shop, and that sign was hanging from the rafters under
> > the
> > verandah. When I walked around to see the front of it, another
> > surprise!
> > It was holding a dead magpie in it's claws! Every now and then he/she
> > would take a bite out of it, although it was eating very slowly. The
> > owner
> > of the shop said that it had been there since 8am and it was 11.30am by
> > the time I saw it.
> >
> > I have no experience of owls and neither did any of the many other
> > people
> > that stood watching. I also did not have my camera, but many other
> > people
> > did so I am going to try to get a copy from someone. No-one knew what
> > kind
> > of owl it was, but we all had the chance to observe it for a long
> > time, so
> > it was etched into my brain. When I got back home to my daughters
> > house, I
> > pulled out my ID books, and the only owl it could have been is the
> > Rufous
> > Owl! My daughter agreed wholeheartedly!
> >
> > I know, I know, you don't get Rufous Owls in the south west of WA, but
> > I
> > was talking to a local later on in the day and he said that about
> > eight of
> > them have been seen. Which of course could be the same bird eight
> > times!
> > So obviously an escapee, but an amazing sight nonetheless.
> >
> > It was one of the best birding experiences I have had in my short
> > career
> > of birdwatching.
> >
> > Bye for now,
> > Amy Flatt - Happy Bird Watcher!
> >
> >
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