I apologise unreservedly for starting this discussion, as I'm sure does the
footless Pied Oystercatcher.
I have seen fishing line and plastic bags tangled around birds' feet and I know
that marine bivalves are more than capable of damaging soft tissue and bone to
the point of loss of digits and/or feet.
There may be other ways that birds lose feet or legs; hot BBQ plates, fish,
crabs, etc but I have never seen anything to suggest that banding results in
physical harm.
Cheers
David
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On 24/02/2013, at 4:01 PM, "Robert Inglis" <> wrote:
> Why is it that I have the lyrics of “Big Yellow Taxi” swirling around inside
> my head as I read the “Short Pied Oystercatcher” and “Another bivalve victim”
> threads?
>
> Bob Inglis
> Sandstone Point
> Qld
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