Re: birding-aus Harassment of harmless species

[Anne & Roger Green <>]

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Carol Probets wrote:
> 
> birding-aus
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> Why is it that birds such as Pied Currawongs and Australian Magpies
> often harass or attack seemingly non-threatening species like
> Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos or herons flying over? I have my theories
> about this but would like to know what other birding-ausers think.
> 
> Cheers,
> Carol.
I don't know about the herons but cockatoos have a silhouette somewhat
like that of a bird of prey, when viwewed from below.
Anne
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