Little Terns

["John Leonard" <>]

I once inadvertently strayed near a Little Tern breeding colony in Britain 
and got several good pecks on the head before I managed to beat a retreat.
If breeding Little Terns in Australia are anything like as belligerent 
people who damage nests &c must be under constant attack. I suppose it would 
have been easier for the Wallaga Lake vandals who attacked the colony after 
dark.
Perhaps some attacks on colonies occur because people don;t like feeling 
they have been "beaten" by a small bird? (No accounting for some people's 
mentality).
John L

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John Leonard (Dr)


http://www.webone.com.au/~jleonard
PO Box 243, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia
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