I'm
sure Geoffrey could do a Princess Diana / Pied Cormorant cartoon about this
comment. I suspect Robin trying to juggle keeping the boat on course in a wind
gust is more an issue about why the birds are ready to fly, than that
this particular person had a camera. I suspect that most birds don't actually
know what a camera is. I don't know for sure as I don't use have a camera to
take bird photos. People other than bird interested people use these waterways
and yes birds are disturbed by all sorts of things and have been, for millions
of years. That is part of why they evolved an ability to fly. Where there is
less disturbance cormorants become flightless (e.g.Galapagos).
David
posted a message today about: How many species can experienced
birders record in a four hour visit for Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Nature Reserve in mid-October? Yesterday Milburn and Alastair Smith
provided an answer: 74.
Well I suggest that several of the birds Milburn saw yesterday also
would have flown away (as these cormorants appear ready to do), as part of
the experience of being watched. And survived........
Philip
I hate to say this but the birds in the image posted
are clearly not happy about being photographed. Surely the purpose of a
wildlife refuge is to provide a space where wildlife is not disturbed.
Jerrabomberra Wetlands has suffered massive disturbance in the the last 12
months. Huge amounts of devegetation and human traffic. If we love
it any more we will ruin it.
Milburn
On 13/10/14 10:24 AM, Robin
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I saw this pair
of Cormorants on Saturday 11th at the entrance to
Jerrabomberra Creek (East Basin) and assumed at the time they were
Little Pieds, but after downloading the shot and looking at the base of the
bill wondered if they might be Pieds. ( I was trying to juggle keeping
the boat on course in a wind gust while taking the photo so the shot is less
than perfect).
Any suggestions
welcome (I can send a larger, better definition jpeg if
useful).
Thanks
Robin
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