Sounds like our federal pollies.
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On Behalf Of Terry Bishop
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:35 AM
To: birding-aus
Subject: Pigeon behaviour
For about 5 minutes I have just watched the antics of a pigeon being
chased by two cockatoos. The cockatoos were faster in straight line
flight but the pigeon had the advantage of much smaller circumference
and faster turns. The pigeon seemed to let the Cockatoos nearly catch up
then it would go into a tight 180 degree turn. On every turn the
cockatoos would lose between 3 to 4 metres. Occasionally one of the
cockatoos would hang back a bit and when the pigeon made it turn the
back cockatoo would cut across the arc to cut the pigeon off. However
the pigeon was aware of this and would suddenly reverse the direction of
turn. The pigeon also would gain ground by fly around trees through
small gaps causing the cockatoos into a larger circuit. The cockatoos
were the first to give up by coming to rest in a tree. It all seemed to
be a game as there was no vocalisation and there did not seem to be any
aggression. Has this behaviour been recorded or observed by anyone?
Terry B
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