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A stocky, light-colored eagle circling over the Port River Expressway and surrounds. Mobbed by a similarly-sized, but much leaner, Whistling Kite. There seems to be an unusual number and variety of raptors in this part of town at the moment.

Four Gould's observed in Pine Reserve, Aberfoyle Park, during a routine maintenance visit. They were utilising a Pardalote box.
This is part of a program of carved hollow and wildlife/nest boxes which have been installed across Onkaparinga Council, to support local biodiversity.

A pair of adults, probably Port Gawler's resident pair, initially perched on one of their favorite power poles on the edge of a salt pond, then raiding a nearby seagull colony multiple times for juvenile seagulls. One of the eagles also chased a Caspian tern that was carrying a fish, presumably to steal the fish, but ended up being mobbed by a variety of other birds instead. Eventually both eagles flew south over Port Gawler Rd with dead seagulls in their talons.

Flying with a juvenile seagull in its talons after raiding a seagull colony on an island in a salt pond. It was mobbed by several adult seagulls and dropped its prey as a result, but managed to retrieve it off the surface of the water after diving vertically 10-15 meters.

Black snake eating brown snake Pseudonaja textilis. I alarmed it, it regurged the brown snake, both snakes went two different directions. 10 mins later, Black snake eating brown snake again. Cool day, <20deg C. In upper catchment gully, ie no apparent riparian zone.