 A recent report from Phil Speer is a concern:
"On Tuesday 14 June at approximately 7:30 am, I was walking toward Manly Wharf. On the beach near the pool netting was a penguin being attacked by two crows. As one crow would grab the penguin it would spin to bite the crow and then the crow on the other side would attack the penguin. Crows are smart birds. Two of us chased away the crow and a guy from Oceanworld came and wrapped the penguin in a towel and took it away. The penguin had some bite/peck marks on its back with some bleeding but was not too bad. The weather was awful and the seas very rough and it probably was very tired because of this." This morning (Sunday 26/6) Rob Burgess saw a crow poking around the rock crevices near the penguin nesting area at Foundation Steps. While a lot has been done to manage the behaviour of dogs around penguins maybe the focus should now turn to crows?
3 Comments
Denise Keen
26/6/2011 07:29:40 am
Unfortunately some people are too quick to point the finger and blame dogs for all injuries to Penguins. There are obviously other dangers to little penguins who make their home in a busy harbour including crows, seagulls, boats, fishing equipment and the like. Well done to the dog owners who helped these little penguines out.
Candy Bingham
30/6/2011 04:51:05 am
This seems to have raised another question - are they crows or ravens that have been seen troubling the little penguins? A few people have contact me and said they are actually ravens. Either way, they are clearly a problem! 13/8/2012 09:25:57 am
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