At noon last Friday I parked
at the rear of the Kippax Centre and noticed a male Spotted
Pardalote perched on the exterior rear-view mirror of an
adjacent car. Although not attacking it he seemed totally
absorbed in his image reflected in the car’s side window as
he swivelled from side to side, seemingly scrutinising one
profile then the other.
I’ve never seen a pardalote
behaving like this before.
To indulge in
anthropomorphism, I wonder if this avian Little Lord
Fauntleroy was indulging in a few moments’ self admiration?
John Layton
Holt.
