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starlings' feeding behaviour

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Subject: starlings' feeding behaviour
From: (John Leonard)
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 08:12:54 +1000 (EST)
This morning I heard the noise of birds prising bark off some large
Eucalyptus nicholii in the yard across the street for us. I investigated,
expecting White-naped Honeyeaters, or maybe even Crested Shrike-Tits (which
are two species I have seen employing this feeding strategy?also Grey
Currawongs, and, in Tasmania, Strong-billed Honeyeaters).

However I was chargined to find that it was a party of Starlings feeding in
this way. Is this a common strategy for them to employ, I've always thought
of them as ground feeders.






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John Leonard (Dr),
PO Box 243,
Woden, ACT 2606

'Nature always withdraws her gifts sooner or
later.'                    Fernand Braudel


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