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Re: FW: [canberrabirds] More Brown Goshawk @ mulligans (film)

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Subject: Re: FW: [canberrabirds] More Brown Goshawk @ mulligans (film)
From: Con Boekel <>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 06:37:06 +0000

I have seen Pied Currawongs, suffering from the leg lice deformed swellings, tuck one foot up into their feathers. I have only seen lice-infested birds do it - and then only two or three times in the last 30 years. I assumed at the time that they did it for comfort.

regards

Con


On 1/21/2018 5:29 PM, Geoffrey Dabb wrote:

Yes, it’s fairly common in owls and raptors, and also a pose favoured by artists.  I’ve flicked through a collection of raptor paintings by Joseph Wolf and in 17 of 60 a bird has a foot raised.  In many other than the 17 both feet are not visible or the bird is in action.  Unlike gulls, waders etc that typically sleep/rest with a foot raised, accipiters sufficiently balanced to raise a foot are sometimes alert or agitated.

 

 

From: Duncan McCaskill [m("gmail.com","duncan.mccaskill");">]
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2018 5:02 PM
To: David Rees
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Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] More Brown Goshawk @ mulligans (film)

 

A lot of birds seem to like to stand on one leg, including hawks. 

 

Three of these are Collared Sparrowhawks, the one in bottom right corner is a Brown Goshawk. I think standing on one leg is something they like to do when resting in one spot.

 

 

 

On 21 January 2018 at 13:01, David Rees <> wrote:

Here we see two female 'teenagers' hanging about.  One is trying to perch with one foot (something I cannot say I've seen a hawk do before) high up in a tree on a windy day- as it tries to maintain its raptor 'dignity' - with difficulty.....,  its sibling has a better idea.

 

Fimed 20+ metres up in a big tree in Mulligans a few days ago.

 

Enjoy

 

David

 

 

 


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