Am I going to be the first to suggest that it might have been placed
there to look after ibis?
Bill
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From:
On Behalf Of Beth Mantle
Sent: Friday, 15 February 2008 12:22 PM
To: Birding-aus
Subject: Wedge-tailed Eagle in suburban Brisbane
Hello Everyone,
I observed a Wedge-tailed eagle on the manicured front lawn of a house
(mansion, really) in Gumdale, Brisbane yesterday (14th Feb) at
approximately 11am. I was so surprised that I nearly drove my car off
the road!
Interestingly, Gumdale is a neighbouring suburb of Carina, which is
where Peter Crow just reported hearing a Noisy Pitta calling. I wonder
if the eagle has been attracted by the large amounts of rain we've been
having over the last few weeks, or whether the recent storms blew it
off-course. There is a lot of road-kill in this rural- urban suburb
(mostly Brushtail and Ringtail possums) so perhaps these might also be
attractive to this large raptor.
The nearest sighting Dan and I can recall of a Wedgie to Gumdale is
perhaps Mount Cotton??
Cheers,
Beth Mantle
Brisbane
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