white faced heron

To:	"'Gary Wright'" <>
Subject:	white faced heron
From:	"Philip Veerman" <>
Date:	Thu, 2 May 2019 11:30:18 +1000

This behaviour has been reported “a number of times” before. Another possibility is it is attracted to insects that are attracted to the carcase or maybe skinks that are attracted to insects that are attracted to the carcase.

Philip

From: Birding-Aus [ On Behalf Of Gary Wright
Sent: Thursday, 2 May, 2019 9:29 AM
To: Birding-aus
Subject: [Birding-Aus] white faced heron

Driving between Wilmington and Melrose SA yesterday I observed a white faced heron standing next to a kangaroo carcass. I did not see the heron eating the carcass but that was the distinct impression formed as to why it was standing there. It did not strike me as haphazard or coincidental behaviour.

We are in the middle of a drought situation where things are incredibly dry.

Gary

<HR>
<BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
<BR> 
<BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
<BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
</HR>

<Prev in Thread]	Current Thread	[Next in Thread>
white faced heron, Gary Wright white faced heron, Anthea Fleming white faced heron, Philip Veerman <=

Previous by Date:	Magpie-Lark behaviour, Philip Veerman
Next by Date:	Magpie-Lark behaviour, Judithla
Previous by Thread:	white faced heron, Anthea Fleming
Next by Thread:	Magpie-lark … taxonomic history, Judithla
Indexes:	[Date] [Thread] [Top] [All Lists]

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU