Tidbinbilla Sunday morning - correction

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Sorry, my last line did not make sense, it should have been: Probably happens much more than we get to see, let alone photograph.

 

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From: Philip Veerman [
Sent: Monday, 5 September 2011 1:30 PM
To: 'Lindell'; 'Canberra Birds'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Tidbinbilla Sunday morning

Hello Lindell,

 

Yes it certainly does look like a Brown-headed Honeyeater. This behaviour has been noted several times before of Honeyeaters pulling fur from animals (no doubt as lining for their nest, so you could I guess use this as a NB record). There were some articles (or just 1?) on the subject in Aust Bird Watcher, I think, several years ago. Well I actually know of it from koalas, sheep and people and I think it was White-eared Honeyeaters, but no reason why various Honeyeater species would not do it. I have not ever seen it. Probably happens much more that we get to see, let alone photograph.

 

Philip