canberrabirds

Noisy friarbird display

To: "'Margaret Leggoe'" <>, <>
Subject: Noisy friarbird display
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:44:41 +1100
Curious. They do this sort of flight regularly to catch flying insects. The chasing bit is an extra. Could be a few things, 2nd bird being aggressive, 2nd bird being a DY wanting parent to feed it, just playing...........
 
Philip
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From: Margaret Leggoe [
Sent: Thursday, 12 March 2015 12:28 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Noisy friarbird display

On Callum Brae this morning I watched a pair of noisy friarbirds darting into the air together many times, and just a quickly descending to the same or another tree.  What was unusual ( to me) was their proximity in the air, with one bird directly behind the other and apparently holding on to the tail feathers of the bird in front with its beak.  It would let go as they came down to land.  Unfortunately, they would give no warning as from where and when they would take off, and they beat me every time, so no photos of the display.  However I did get a shot of the pair together in a tree.

Interested in any comments you might have on this behaviour.

Margaret Leggoe

 

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