Dear Craig
I've noticed Frogmouths and Boobooks hawking for moths/insects around
the street light outside my house in Gloucester.
On 4/14/05, Colin Driscoll <> wrote:
> 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-----
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> On Behalf Of Craig Williams
> Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2005 6:31 PM
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> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] 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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