Craig,
Not Kookaburras, but I did see several Indian Mynas scavenging in a well lit
carpark of a 7-eleven recently at about 10pm...
Cheers,
Greg
>From: Penny Brockman <>
>Reply-To: Penny Brockman <>
>To: Colin Driscoll <>
>CC: Craig Williams
<>
>Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Kookaburras and Nightwork
>Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:22:36 +1000
>
>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-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of Craig
Williams
> > Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2005 6:31 PM
> > To:
> > 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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