Dear Sonja,
I have never seen it myself, but I have heard many complaints from
pond-owners that their goldfish had been taken by Kookaburras. I would
never put it past them.
And I have also heard of goldfish being taken by Growling Grass Frogs,
back in the 1970s when the frogs were quite common.
Anthea Fleming
On 31/03/2015 3:38 PM, Sonja Ross wrote:
I decided not to take my camera this afternoon when I went for a walk, and as
is often the case when I do that, I regretted it! As I was just about back to
the start of the walk I could hear a young kookaburra calling incessantly, so
checked out where I thought the call came from, and saw it sitting close to a
second bird. The second bird had a fish in its bill, I think a Redfin about
20cms long. It moved the fish about in its bill, but didn't swallow it while I
watched, nor did it seem as if it was going to share with the young bird, which
continued carrying on. When I moved closer to get a better look, they both
took off to a tree closer to the bank of the creek. It's the first time I've
seen one with a fish, and fish aren't mentioned as a food item in Pizzey. I
don't have Hanzab so wonder how common a diet item fish is for Kookaburras.
Sonja
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