Australian Magpie "anting"or what?

["Penny Brockman" <>]

Sunning?

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Penny Brockman

On Wed, 21 Oct 2020, at 5:28 PM,  wrote:

For years I’ve been watching magpies in Blackheath, regardless of the temperature, mild or red-hot, lying down in a sort of trance-like state. But they are alert. Someone somewhere mentioned that they are “anting”. Any published papers and evidence available on what they are actually doing?

 

Thanks

 

David Jackson

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