Josh,
Another option that Julian Reid and I discussed yesterday is that the hopping
could be part of a distraction behaviour (being disturbed by a spotlight near a
possible nest site) while the running (to the water) is the normal way to get
from A (cover) to B (water).
Cheers,
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Brisbane, QLD
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From: Joshua Bergmark <>
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: Night Parrots at Minga Well 2005
I've been thinking about this since I heard about the curious hopping
behaviour seen in John's video (still waiting to see it myself of course!).
The only accepted Night Parrot sighting by BARC is the Minga Well '05
birds, case summary here:
http://www.tonypalliser.com/barc/summaries/SUMM506.htm
Interestingly, the observers report the birds "running a short distance"
towards the water after landing. Not hopping. Thoughts anyone? Maybe
there's a Western "Running" Night Parrot and an Easter "Hopping" Night
Parrot! (typo intended)
Cheers,
Joshua Bergmark
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