canberrabirds

feral pigeons/sulphur crested cockatoo

To: "'peter murphy'" <>, <>
Subject: feral pigeons/sulphur crested cockatoo
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:46:33 +1000
I'd suggest not specifically common behaviour in terms of being frequent, but is common behaviour in that this sort of thing is known that cockatoos will interact in what appears to be playful ways, with other birds, such as raptors, ravens, currawongs, etc. I haven't noticed it with pigeons but that doesn't mean anything. It typically looks like the play is one sided to the cockatoos though, in most cases. But that may be anthropomorphic bias in what a person can perceive.
 
Philip
 
 
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Subject: [canberrabirds] feral pigeons/sulphur crested cockatoo

I saw a single sulphur crested cockatoo chasing the resident flock of feral pigeons that lives near the Equinox complex in Deakin.  I wasn’t sure that it was actually chasing them until a colleague pointed it out as well.  Is this common behaviour for cockatoos?

 

 

 


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