Plains-wanderers: rare copulating footage

I agree, Fantastic footage! Makes us want to come back for another trip! John Tongue Ulverstone, Tas. On 10/01/2014, at 2:01 AM, Tony Palliser <tonyp@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > That was a truly wonderful clip – the clarity was sensational given that it > must have been taken by torch light. > > Cheers, > Tony > > > > > > —–Original Message—– > From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of > David Taylor > Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2014 10:05 PM > To: Philip Maher; birding-aus@birding-aus.org > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Plains-wanderers: rare copulating footage > > Wow – fantastic and fascinating footage – thanks for sharing Phil > > David Taylor > > On 9 Jan 2014, at 4:24 pm, Philip Maher <philipmaher@patash.com.au> wrote: > >> Hello >> >> Chris Wood, Cornell University¹s ebird project leader, took some video >> of a pair of plains-wanderers mating while he and colleagues were out >> with me on >> 11 October 2013. I have put a link to the video on the latest news >> page of our website. We¹ve seen a lot of mating displays over the >> years but never plains-wanderers actually copulating. This is a rare, >> if not unique, piece of footage. >> >> http://www.philipmaher.com/LatestNews1htm.htm >> >> It¹s been the best breeding season for plains-wanderers on the Hay >> Plain for about ten years even though rainfall was well below average >> and spring was particularly dry. We did however have the best winter >> rain for a long time, followed by a couple of inches in early >> December. As you¹ll see in the video, the habitat looks ideal with more > herbage (wildflowers) than grass. >> >> We found three clutches of young and witnessed one of those clutches >> of four small chicks grow to independence and a couple of independent >> young of the other two clutches. On 28 December¹s Plains-wanderer >> Weekend, we saw a pair doing a courtship display and past observations >> would suggest that this pair may have been the parents of one of the >> successful clutches recorded earlier in the season. >> >> All this gives us hope the species might recover its numbers. >> >> Cheers >> >> Philip Maher >> Deniliquin >> +61 3 58813378 >> >> Australian Ornithological Services Pty Ltd PO Box 385 South Yarra 3141 >> Victoria Australia >> Tel: + 61 3 98204223 >> Mobile: 0417310200 >> http://www.philipmaher.com >> http://www.youtube.com/user/AOS3141 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Birding-Aus mailing list >> Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org >> To change settings or unsubscribe visit: >> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Birding-Aus mailing list > Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org > To change settings or unsubscribe visit: > http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Birding-Aus mailing list > Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org > To change settings or unsubscribe visit: > http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org