On 22 February I went for another walk round the Marsh opposite Angophora Drive. It might be easier, in terms of flagging access points, to refer to it as the Marsh between Fisheries Jetty and Stingray Point!
The aim of the walk was to check a dead Whistling Kite for traces of fishing line entanglement, which had been suggested as a possible cause of collision with a tree. So there will be a couple of images of a dead bird below. To save those who don't like seeing corpses here is a map: scroll on at your peril.
The dead kits is at point 1, about 3 m above the ground. To me it looks as though it was flying low to the ground (a harrier impersonation?) and didn't spot the snags.The feet are well exposed and show no sign of entanglement,It is possible there was line around the (hidden) head but I could pick up no trace of it.
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