This morning I was birdwatching with the Illawarra Bird Club and we saw a
carcass, probably a wood duck. I thought it had been taken by a Peregrine
because of the neat way the flesh was stripped from the breastbone and neck,
with the head missing and not much else taken off the carcass, which was lying
on it's back with both wings, legs and lower part of the body pretty much
intact..
I've seen a carcass of a feral pigeon that looked to have been eaten in the
same way, and that was by a Peregrine.
Can anyone tell me whether this is characteristic of Peregrines, or would other
raptors (eg accupiters, other falcons) eat in the same way?
Thanks
Jill
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From: "Evan Beaver" <>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:14:08
To: theo tasoulis<>
Cc: <>
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] sea eagle observation
That sounds excellent to me. I love seeing the cut-and-thrust of
evolution in action. One of the best birding experiences I've had was
watching a Peregrine pull a Crested-P to pieces.
EB
On 6/7/08, theo tasoulis <> wrote:
> I was birding at ash island this morning at wagtail way.There was a flock of
> about 250 chestnut teal and maybe 10 australian shovelers.An immature
> white-breasted sea eagle flew overhead puting the chestnut teal to flight.The
> teal wheeled in a tight flock and the eagle slowly flew down and grabbed a
> male shoveler sitting on the surface of the water.It all looked ridiculously
> easy.The shoveler seemed to be confused and didn't know which way to fly so
> instead it just froze.The eagle drowned it for 2 or 3 minutes and then flew
> off with it.
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