Hi Jon,
Same in Birchgrove tonight over the water - my guess is Xmas Beetles. Any other
guesses?
Cheers,
Graham Buchan
On 09/12/2010, at 10:00 PM, Jon Irvine wrote:
> Several months ago there was a B-Aus post asking about Silver Gulls flying
> around the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge at night. Some suggested that
> this behaviour was associated with feeding on insects attracted to the
> lights at the top of the bridge. I have just captured a shot from my balcony
> of a Silver Gull amongst a flock of 50-100 birds circling near my apartment
> at Homebush Bay. On a warm Sydney night they were snapping up tiny insects
> flying in the air. A photo of one of the protagonists is here:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/calidris-photos/5246339346/
>
> Please excuse the crudity of the photo; I have enjoyed a few glasses of
> Pinot Gris which has obviously impacted on my photographic abilities.
> However, you can see that the gull is homing in on a very tiny object. It's
> pleasing to see that these gulls, at least, expend some energy in catching
> live prey rather than cashing in on human left-overs.
>
> Jon Irvine
>
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