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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.