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How do loudly calling birds not deafen themselves?

To: Tony Russell <>, John Leonard <>, Birding Aus <>
Subject: How do loudly calling birds not deafen themselves?
From: Denise Goodfellow <>
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:31:53 +0930
After facing buffalo in long grass, relatives with long spears, a 3m. King
Brown crawling across my feet in the remote bush etc, I think I can cope
with you!

Leanyer Ponds are open.  I wonder who it was that reported the crocodile?

Haven't been birding this week as I'm trying to arrange appointments for my
US trip next year.

Denise


on 8/2/08 10:15 AM, Tony Russell at  wrote:

> I just knew you'd rise to the bait Denise.  Touche.
> 
> Any good birds about? And how's the access to Leanyer Ponds going?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denise Goodfellow 
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:19 AM
> To: Tony Russell; John Leonard; Birding Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] How do loudly calling birds not deafen
> themselves?
> 
> 
> I understand there's good research that shows men talk as much as women.
> The only difference appears to be that whereas men's talk is labelled a
> discussion, women's talk is considered "gossip".   So, pull your head
> in,
> Tony!
> 
> 
> on 8/2/08 9:46 AM, Tony Russell at  wrote:
> 
>> Us blokes could do with something like this when the other half is
>> prattling on a bit too much.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 
>>  On Behalf Of John Leonard
>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 8:38 AM
>> To: Birding-aus
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] How do loudly calling birds not deafen
>> themselves?
>> 
>> 
>> Bats have a system whereby they don't listen when they're emitting
>> their unltrasonic pulses, but in the intervals they listen again for
>> the echoes (can't remember whether it's neurological or mechanical (ie
> 
>> closing their ears)).
>> 
>> Although it isn't so critical for birds (they're not echo-locating)
>> they may have some similar system.
>> 
>> cheers
>> 
>> John Leonard
>> 
>> On 08/02/2008, Tania Ireton <> wrote:
>>> A friend rang me last night to ask how loudly calling birds such as
>>> Rainbow Lorikeets and Sulphur-crested Cockatoos not deafen themselves
> 
>>> with their screeching?  She was reading a new book on cicadas which
>>> said that cicadas are able to disconnect something in their hearing
>>> so
>> 
>>> as to deaden the incoming sound before they started calling
>>> themselves
>> 
>>> (I didn't get all the details).  She wanted to know how birds manage.
>> 
>>> Any ideas?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Tania
>>> 
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