Makes them sound almost human.
Carl Clifford
On 15/04/2013, at 10:00, <> wrote:
> Hi Gordon,
>
> I think it's pretty common with noisy miners/yellow-throated miners. I've
> seen them on two occasions be so intent on belting each other up that I could
> approach and catch one or both of the birds. I've seen the same with peaceful
> (yeah right) doves and a few other species. The most dramatic was also the
> most hilarious - eight weebills flying up vertically with two of the
> individuals talon locking (do weebills have talons?), and falling (I estimate
> about 20 metres) to the ground. Scary stuff. Recently I saw two spangled
> drongos so keen on killing each other they didn't notice my approach. They
> were locked logether on the ground for 15 minutes from when I first saw them.
> Plenty of blood. The "loser" looked dead when they finally separated but
> eventually picked itself up and flew off.
>
> I suspect they do this for a variety of territorial reasons, and as others
> have suggested, in communial-nesting species it might establish pecking order
> between individuals.
>
> Eric Vanderduys
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Gordon Cain
> Sent: Saturday, 13 April 2013 1:28 PM
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Noisy miners mobbing one of their own
>
> Just stepped outside to see what I suspected I heard -- noisy miners mobbing
> one of their own. I've seen this frequesntly over the years.
>
> I presume this is not confined only to this one species, though I've never
> seen it amongst other birds.
>
> Why do they do it?
>
> Cheers
> Gordon Cain
> Schofields, NW Sydney
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