tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554316781788287632.post8791184245508733769..comments2024-01-16T10:00:57.519+10:00Comments on Beyond Our Patch - Australian Birds Environment Wildlife Travel & Conservation: Unfortunate Darter Caught in discarded Fishing Line 15/07/12Judi Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542076179658846198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554316781788287632.post-79690410826292830982012-07-16T20:45:43.267+10:002012-07-16T20:45:43.267+10:00Yes it was a very sad discovery. The tree is very ...Yes it was a very sad discovery. The tree is very high, I wondered if the bird had gotten caught up in the line in the water possibly, then maybe went to this popular perching tree and the line got caught up in the branch? It's hard to know, but the tree branch it was hanging from was very high above the water level, the dam is still at high capacity levels so it couldn't have happened in the flooding?Judi Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542076179658846198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554316781788287632.post-40237963811911903302012-07-16T09:11:13.464+10:002012-07-16T09:11:13.464+10:00A really terrible thing. I wish the fishing line c...A really terrible thing. I wish the fishing line could be traced. How did the fishing line get into the tree? There should be very serious fines for such rednecks that discard it.Russell Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153568497950671742noreply@blogger.com