Chris, what about the Noisy Pitta using a
stone or rock as an anvil to extract snails from the shells? Or have I
misunderstood something? I recall seeing a beer stubby used by a Noisy
Pitta as a tool where no rocks were to be found in the coastal lowlands
behind Fraser Island. The stubby was surrounded by snail shells.
Cheers,
Jill
Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
26° 51' 41"S 152° 56' 00"E
Chris Sanderson wrote:
Hi John,
We don't have birds that are as advanced at using tools as, say, New
Caledonian Crows, but I believe that Black-breasted Buzzards have been
observed using stones to break into Emu eggs?
Regards,
Chris
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:00 PM, John Garvin m("gwptv.com","john");"><> wrote:
Hi - I'm a Sydney based writer and have a question relating to a project
I'm currently researching.
Are there any wild Australian birds that use 'tools' - such as stones or
shells to hunt or dig?
The context is - a character in a story I'm writing observes a bird using a
sharp shell or rock as a 'tool' or 'weapon'.
Hope someone out there might be able to offer some suggestions?
Many thanks
John
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