"Bird brain" is used colloquially to refer to a frivolous or
scatter-brained
person. "Unfair to birds!" I say. There must surely be many b-aus
observations of birds demonstrating noteworthy intelligence?
In a recent email, a friend of mine has written:
We went into Sydney today to work on a project we will have at the Art
Gallery of New South Wales in late November. We were sitting outside
the coffee shop when two rainbow lorikeets flew next to the tables and
when nothing materialised, as there were few of us and we didn't have
food, they went to the edge of the building where the services were
set
up and helped themselves very neatly and carefully to a paper
packet of
sugar. And not the Equal, I noted:
They pulled out two Equals about an inch, but left them in the cup
and went for the real sugar. Then they flew next to us and opened
it and carefully snacked. And then flew off. They were elegant,
as if
they knew they were at a museum and had to be on their best
behaviour. They
were not trailer park trash or pushy like they can be!
Cheers
Syd
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From:
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 23:49:23 -0400
To:
Subject: Re: lorie's
Syd fine to forward, i would just add a final sentence.
they were elegant, as if they knew they were at a museum and had to be
on their best behaviour. they were not trailer park trash or pushy
like they can be!
-----Original Message-----
From: Syd Curtis <>
To:
Sent: Wed, 23 May 2007 11:24 am
Subject: Re: lorie's
Thank you, Hollis. What a delightful story. And people speak
slightingly of "bird brains"! May I pass the story on to birding-aus,
please?
A couple of days to go, and you're off to Europe, Jon. (If I've got
it right.) Have a great time, and come back safely.
Love from Anniseed
Syd
From:
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 02:54:04 EDT
To:
Subject: lorie's
Aniseed,
h and j
Hollis Taylor
www.hollistaylor.com
57-B Chaseling Avenue
Springwood NSW 2777
Australia
Tel: 612 47 51 98 07
Cell: 614 04 76 63 27
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