Re: birding-aus Rainbows Lorikeets vs pigeons

To:	"Philip A Veerman" <>
Subject:	Re: birding-aus Rainbows Lorikeets vs pigeons
From:	"Michael J Dolan" <>
Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2000 12:09:59 +1030

Hi Philip and all Birders,

Philip you wrote:

": Rainbow Lorikeets are really quite cantankerous beasts (as are many
parrots)
: and will attack all sorts of things. This is not unusual. Pigeons are
often
: only aggressive to other pigeons (Columba livia rather less so than
most)."

Interestingly, I recently observed a Crested Pigeon having a stoush with a
Noisy Miner on the ground. The pigeon was feeding on whatever when the
miner attacked once and staid on the ground. It must have got one hell of a
shock when the pigeon retaliated, not once but twice before the miner took
off defeated. This only lasted for perhaps twenty seconds tops, but it was
jolly good entertainment! 
 
Regards
Michael Dolan

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