Re: ravens and nectar-feeding

[Prue Simmons <>]

Hi Claire and all,

I observed a group of Australian ravens nectar feeding from a
Grevillia robusta (Silky oak) at Monash University a couple of
years ago.  I observed them for some time and concluded that they
were definitely not picking insects out of the flowers, but seemed to be
drinking from the flowers themselves.  They didn't remove the
flowers though, but remained in the tree, moving from one flower to the
next.

Cheers,

Prue



At 10:50 AM20/10/04 +0800, C B wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> On the subject of ravens, on Monday afternoon I watched a pair and their
> youngester getting stuck into a bottlebrush shrub. At first I thought
> they were meerly picking off the flowers, but they would carry the
> flowers to a perch and holding them in one foot, would probe their bills
> in the centre of the flowers. I can only assume they were after the
> nectar? Has anyone else observed nectar feeding in Australian Ravens
> before?
>
>
> - Claire
>
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