Kookaburras and Nightwork

["Colin Driscoll" <>]

Hi Craig

I have seen the same thing at Toronto where a car yard was well lit and on a
warm summer night the Kookas were hanging around well after dark catching
insects attracted to the light.

Cheers

Colin Driscoll 

-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Craig Williams
Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2005 6:31 PM
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Subject: Kookaburras and Nightwork

Hi folks,

Just a bird behaviour note: last night doing a hospital visit at about
8.00pm - John Hunter hospital grounds, near Newcastle - noticed a Kookaburra
exploiting the lighting in the hospital grounds, doing some night feeding.
At first I thought it was a frogmouth as they're ubiquitous in the area but
shortly identified the bird as a KB.  Have others noted Kookaburras
exploiting human light regimes to good effect? 
I've heard them call at all sorts of hours - especially during breeding
- but have not been in a position to spot them actively feeding at night.

I'm researching nonhuman/human interactions and human "lightscapes" are
becoming increasingly prominent in my thinking.

for the birds, of the birds

Craig Williams

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