did you get aphoto?
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From: Plaxy BARRATT
Sent: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 5:54 PM
To:
Cc: Peter Kyne; ; Chris Glen; Elizabeth
Symonds; Daniel Mantle; ; Mike Bennett
Subject: Tawny Frogmouth window strike - image from feather
dust!
Hi Birders,
This morning when we arrived at work my fellow birding
colleagues and I were amazed to find an outline of a Tawny Frogmouth on
a ground floor window, created by the deposition of dust from the bird's
feathers as it struck the window. Although saddened by the plight of the
poor bird, we couldn't help but marvel at the beauty of the image
created. The white dust contrasted with the heavily tinted window,
creating a very striking image (no pun intended!), not too unlike a
'snow angel' in shape! The wings of the bird were upswept, leaving
defined, curved trails of dust. The head and body are apparent too, with
the unmistakable, large, triangular beak outlined in the middle! The
bird was nowhere to be found, so hopefully it made it away okay.
I'm wondering what caused the Tawny to strike the window:
whether it could see a reflection in the glass, created by a nearby
street light perhaps, which it tried to attack/prey upon; or whether it
simply did not see the dark window at all, in the dark. I would be
interested to hear if anybody has seen something similar, as I have
never witnessed a nocturnal bird window strike before.
Cheers,
Plaxy Barratt
Toowoomba, Qld
p.s. I did take a photo; if anyone is interested I can email it
directly.
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