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"I caught a FRO-OG! I caught a FRO-OG!"
A crappy photo, but I just had to share this moment with you.
Choughs work in family groups, and two freshly fledged chicks had been parked in a depression at the base of a dead stump. The adults and juveniles foraged on the ground over a radius of about 25 metres, running back and forth with grubs and insects for the babies.
After a good deal of gardening and scattering debri about, this youngster ran back to the nursery with the most amazing prize. Not just a frog, but a decent sized one at that.
It was probably not the usual prey for such a small bird, and by the time I packed up to leave, it was still thrashing its catch around on the ground trying to break it up into manageable pieces.
The whole episode must have brought tears to mother kestrel's eyes, as she watched the event from the tree above, waiting for her old man to bring her a caterpillar or small lizard.
Callum Brae, Australian Capital Territory, 2016.
WWchoughfrog161024_A5115
"I caught a FRO-OG! I caught a FRO-OG!"
A crappy photo, but I just had to share this moment with you.
Choughs work in family groups, and two freshly fledged chicks had been parked in a depression at the base of a dead stump. The adults and juveniles foraged on the ground over a radius of about 25 metres, running back and forth with grubs and insects for the babies.
After a good deal of gardening and scattering debri about, this youngster ran back to the nursery with the most amazing prize. Not just a frog, but a decent sized one at that.
It was probably not the usual prey for such a small bird, and by the time I packed up to leave, it was still thrashing its catch around on the ground trying to break it up into manageable pieces.
The whole episode must have brought tears to mother kestrel's eyes, as she watched the event from the tree above, waiting for her old man to bring her a caterpillar or small lizard.
Callum Brae, Australian Capital Territory, 2016.