Despite the temptation of “inequitous”, Con, I shall resist the temptation to revert to the matter of horse-gates. I agree there are currawongs and currawongs. As an occasional (gasp) currawong feeder, I can separate our resident pair from the transient gangs of presumed young birds from the hills.
Curiously ’larrikin’ has bird associations, of course. One theory is that LARRIKIN = LARKIN’ = SKYLARKING = FROLICKING. g
From: Con Boekel [
Sent: Saturday, 31 March 2012 3:32 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Ritual behaviour with Currawongs?
It is inequitous to call an entire species 'larrikins'. The better-behaved currawongs are larrikins. The rest are ratbags.
Con
On 31/03/2012 11:38 AM, martin butterfield wrote:
Is it possible to define an entire species as 'larrikin"?
Martin
On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Con Boekel <> wrote:
David
If I were to be anthropomorphic, I would be thinking that it is the larrikin element.
The same sort of thing is happening around Turner.
Con
On 31/03/2012 9:59 AM, David Nicholls wrote:
Winter approaching as it is, the Currawongs are getting restless. This morning (western end of Deakin) they are particularly active and noisy. In my immediate area there must be 50 or more, darting between trees, calling continuously, chasing each other, flying about carrying bits of twig or leaf, and chasing (and being chased by) CS cockatoos (which are otherwise feeding on the Liquidamber seeds).
Apparently pointless but presumably has some social or ritual value? Is this behaviour explained?
DN
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