Hi Keith
Am catching up on my email backlog, and came across your message below.
>From it I quote your comment:
"> The most amazing sight was Western Whipbird drinking from a
> puddle on a road immediately after a downpour (yes, I stopped the
> car and watched). I could not believe it!"
Reminds me of a delightful 15 or so minutes I had with a Western Spinebill
(WS) (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) in woodland at Jandakot south of
Perth, WA. It had been raining quite heavily, then the sun came out. The
WS took advantage of a discarded plastic take-away food container filled
with rainwater, and had a long, though cold, bath in it. I remember
thinking how ironic it was that even man's wastage and littering can
sometimes be an advantage to our wildlife. The sun happened to shine on
the bathing bird too, so the view was even more attractive.
Cheers
Jenn Muir
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> From: Keith Betton <>
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> Subject: birding-aus RFI Kanganroo Is (reply)
> Date: Friday, 11 June 1999 16:46
>
> David
>
> I hope this gets to you in time. I spent Easter 1998 on the island.
> The weather was apalling, but I obtained great views of Glossy
> Black Cockatoo in the area called Lathami Conservation Park.
>
> The most amazing sight was Western Whipbird drinking from a
> puddle on a road immediately after a downpour (yes, I stopped the
> car and watched). I could not believe it!
>
> Keith Betton
> (London, UK)
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