The Magpies were sun-bathing - why, I don't know. Last week I
photographed one in Heidelberg, which was lying on a bare steep patch of
ground, as if quite dead, except it turned its head to check me when I
pointed the camera at it. I shall put the photo up on the BOCA site.
I have also seen Blackbirds and Starlings do this with wings spread out
and beaks gaping. In all cases they seemed in a strange state, as if
hypnotized or unconscious, but were in fact perfectly capable of moving
if approached.
Anthea Fleming
On 28/11/2010 10:02 PM, Rob Geraghty wrote:
In the last couple of weeks in completely different parts of Canberra, I've
seen a Magpie standing
on the ground in the sun, head stretched out and tilted to one side,
beak open... motionless. The birds both looked petrified as in turned
to stone, not afraid! Mesmerised by something perhaps? They were both
very much alive and capable of flying away.
Does anyone have any idea what this behaviour may be?
Rob
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