birding-aus

Magpie-larks interacting with Kangaroos.

To:
Subject: Magpie-larks interacting with Kangaroos.
From: Del Richards <>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:28:40 +1000
On Tuesday 13th July with guests I observed a pair of Magpie-larks apparently picking ticks off a group of reclining Eastern Grey Kangaroos at Mareeba Golf Course. The birds were walking up to each animal and would alight on an individual looking for ticks. On collecting one they would move to another kangaroo. The kangaroos were not disturbed in any way except when the bird approached their ears and were indeed used to the process.
   A birder can learn something every day!

Del. Richards, Fine Feather Tours, Mossman, NQ.




E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447)
Database version: 6.14880
http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/
Internal Virus Database is out of date.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.439 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2982 - Release Date: 07/04/10 
18:35:00
===============================

To unsubscribe from this mailing list, 
send the message:
unsubscribe 
(in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
to: 

http://birding-aus.org
===============================
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
  • Magpie-larks interacting with Kangaroos., Del Richards <=
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU