Philip
The garage is more like a double carport
with no door on the front, so the pardalote could see its way out easily
enough. It stopped searching from time to time and perched on a rope
clothesline in the garage. Barbara’s comments confirm my belief
that it was looking for insects.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Veerman
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Sent: Thursday, 23
June 2005 4:38 PM
To: Barbara Preston; Anthony
Connor;
Subject: Pardalote in garage
Yes this behaviour is curious
but the Spotted Pardalote nests in burrows in the ground so most likely they
are looking for food or responding to reflections. Tony doesn't say if it is an
enclosed or an open garage. Is it possible the bird got into the garage
accidentally and was looking for a way out or is that too obvious?
