At Nerang Pool (Commonwealth Park), similiar behaviour seen today -
a young D.Moorhen chick fossicking with two immatures (no direct
feeding observed), and an adult a few metres away.
Back at Blundells Cottage, an adult Olive-backed Oriole was in full
voice, and view.
Robin Hide
On 25/01/2011 6:10 PM, Michael and Janette Lenz wrote:
Geoffrey,
thanks, good photo. This year the 2
pairs/groups of D. Moorhen at Norgrove Park also raised their
2nd broods with the help of the young from their 1st broods.
Especially one of the extended families is still quite
cohesive.
Michael Lenz
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:43 PM
Subject: [canberrabirds] Nothing new (yawn)
On reaching for my HANZAB for an
explanation of a sub-adult D Moorhen feeding a chick, I find
that Michael Lenz has once again been there before us all.
Immatures do participate in groups of these co-operative
breeders. While one study reported ‘no parental behaviour in
birds less than 10 months old’, Michael contributed (in
Corella 1990) a report of ‘young of first brood feeding chicks
of second brood’.
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