On the topic of mandibles, there was a Currawong in our garden the other
day with approx. 3/4 of its upper mandible missing. Looked very odd but
the bird appeared healthy. It was feeding on Pittosporum berries quite
efficiently despite the handicap.
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Steven Creber
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Sent: Tuesday, 25 July 2006 10:47 AM
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Subject: Re: Do Silvereyes have hooked beaks?
Dr Who IS known to change actors from time to time!!! But maybe it was
the Blackbirds(Turdis) playing with the silvereyes at the time, that
caused the temporal displacement! : )
Anyway, all fixed now....24th of JULY is the correct link.
I've had a suggestion that the lower mandible may have been broken and
that the upper grew over it and downwards. The lower appears fairly
intact
though???
Cheers,
Peter
Well obviously at least one has. You've got a picture to prove it. But
it
is
abnormal of course. Do you not have shots of normal birds for
comparison?
It
would seem long odds to photograph only an abnormal one.
Is there an obsession with Dr Who and the Tardis time machine or is
there
a
virus around which projects us into the future?
Two days ago someone reported having seen the Grey-headed Lapwing
several
days into the future and now on 24th July 2006 we are asked to look at
the
'Photo of the Week' for 24th August 2006!!!
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mt Eliza VIC 3930
Ph: (03) 9787 7136
Email:
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