Further to my original post, I'm told the kill actually took place the
previous evening around 5pm.
John L
On 04/09/2008, John Leonard <> wrote:
> There was a thread about this a few weeks ago..
>
> This morning I arrived at work and parked my bike in the car-park of a
> government building in Woden, ACT. This car-park is open around the
> sides and is much frequented by feral pigeons, pied currawongs, aus
> ravens, starlings, mynahs and Striated Pardalotes (the last three spp
> nest in the ceiling insulation).
>
> I found a headless pigeon corpse with breast eaten, blood and feathers
> everywhere. Obviously the local Peregrine had been at work. However,
> what was interesting was that all the local pigeons were lined up
> along the ledges of the openings to the outside, all nervously
> watching, rather like people gathered to look at a car-accident.
>
> I guess the kill had taken place at about first light, about an hour -
> hour and a half before I arrived.
>
> --
> John Leonard
> Canberra
> Australia
> www.jleonard.net
>
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John Leonard
Canberra
Australia
www.jleonard.net
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