A messy feeder

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A messy feeder

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Subject:	A messy feeder
From:	Geoffrey Dabb <>
Date:	Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:31:22 +0000

On a drive Bungendore-Hoskinstown yesterday I came across a group of Gang-gangs (4) feeding on the abundant ripe hawthorn fruit. This is not an unusual sight in that area. The bird takes about one second to extract each seed in a rapid and rhythmic process. The fragments on the mandibles and feet are probably the seed casing. I am not sure but I think the audible click is the mandibles making contact as the casing is split off.

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