Tom,
Sorry for the late reply but I was just reminded today by seeing just such a
chase.
I live overlooking the Woronora River in Sydney and I regularly see, my
vantage point at the kitchen table, miners chasing pardalote out into the
river valley. Usually the pardalote heads straight out over the river, the
miner chases for about 100m or so, then gives up and comes back, closely
followed by the pardalote. The fact that it always starts and ends the same
way gives me the impression of being a bit stage-managed: it really looks
like the miner's heart isn't in it!
Paul
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Wilson
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 9:54 PM
To: birding-aus
Subject: Noisy Miner chasing small bird
Hi all
this morning on my way into work, I saw a Noisy Miner chasing a small bird
(a pardalote?) across the open space above the road junction of Pacific
Highway and Mona Vale Road in northern Sydney. It looked like they came out
of the trees by the rail bridge and headed off towards North Ryde (for those
familiar with this area). I didn't see where the birds alighted or how long
the pursuit continued, but it made me wonder about two things:
1. How far & how long a Miner is prepared to pursue an intruder before they
are considered to be "off territory"?; and
2. What would actually happen if the Noisy Miner catches the tiny bird?
Cheers
Tom Wilson
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