White-throated Treecreepers in the ascendancy

[Denis Wilson <>]

I cannot answer their apparent ability to defy gravity. But I can at least show why they are so remarkable at clinging to tree branches.
Its all in the foot and toe structure.

Denis

Denis Wilson

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On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Mark Clayton <> wrote:

G'day Con,

I think just about every treecreeper species I have watched moves with both
legs together, not one at a time. I have also watched White-throated
Treecreepers moving along the underside of a branch where they move the same
way but don't open their wings. I have no idea as to how they stay upside
down without "dropping" as they move.

Cheers,
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel [
Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2014 2:52 PM
To: COG list
Subject: White-throated Treecreepers in the ascendancy

I have some evidence, but not conclusive evidence, in relation to the
following question:

'Do treecreepers hop up trees using two legs at a time, or do they step up
trees using one leg at a time?'

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