Sunday, 4 November 2012

Isabelline Wheatear: odd pose/behaviour


Just been sorting out images for a talk that I'm giving and was reminded of this bird that I saw a few years ago.  A great bird, but I have always wondered about the wings-open pose: has anyone come across this behaviour before in this species?
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4 comments:

  1. Jem Babbington5 November 2012 at 08:27

    chris,

    I live in Saudi Arabia and see Isabelline Wheatear regularly. This pose is often taken up when the bird has found something to eat (grub etc) and it opens and spreads it wings a few times before taking the prey. I have seen them do it without the final outcome being eating but this is the time I have found that they do it regularly.

    Cheers
    Jem
    www.birdsofsaudiarabia.com

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  2. Chris Gibbins13 November 2012 at 00:29

    Hi Jem. Thanks a lot for this comment - makes perfect sense.....

    Chris

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  3. Reg Hollis25 November 2012 at 05:06

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  4. Unknown25 November 2012 at 05:32

    Hi Chris
    The Fair Isle bird in '98 regularly used this pose when feeding. Added an additional distinctiveness to its behaviour
    Phil

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