Hi Steve,
I saw a neighbour's domesticated cat pursue an Eastern Water Skink in our
garden a few years ago, before the skink disappeared through a narrow gap
under the boundary fence. The cat dug at the location where the skink
escaped, but soon gave up because of the hard clay soil.
Stephen Ambrose
Ryde, NSW
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Sent: Sunday, 13 January 2013 7:55 PM
To: Stephen Clark;
Subject: Do cats dig?
Hi Steve,
I have not heard of cats digging for prey. This doesn't mean that they
don't..
A Fox would certainly dig a nest out.
But I have seen a Little Raven dig out a bald young rabbit kitten, which
was carried off towards a squawking nest. It had to go down about 5
inches and was busily digging for some time, returning after disturbance
several times.
Anthea Fleming
On 13/01/2013 6:24 PM, Stephen Clark wrote:
> G'day all
>
> I was eagerly waiting for a pair of incubating Spotted Pardalotes to hatch
their chicks. Their hole was in an easily watchable part of my garden.
>
> Yesterday I realised I hadn't seen any activity for a while and
investigated to find an excavation behind the nest entrance - no doubt to
extract eggs or chicks.
>
> We don't have pets or lizards. We do have neighbours' cats and there are
bound to be foxes around.
>
> So, would a cat dig the nest out?
>
> Cheers
> Steve
> Hamilton
>
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