Brown Goshawk found guilty

Suspected for some time Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) might be behind gradual reduction in Wandering Whistling duckling numbers.

Evidence scant - apart from bird's sneaky flights across main lagoon - till today.

The bird popped up from within a fallen tree in a drying creek near the lookout.

See the blood? Though not quite a guilty look? Clincher: finding dead duckling under the tree. Case closed!        
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