After a shower of rain the other morning, there were a lot of flying ants around the yard, and the birds were busy picking at them. Because I did not have a decent photo of a Pied Currawong, it was too good of an opportunity to not grab the camera while the birds were busy. The Pied Currawong was anting! At first I was wondering what it was doing, though after watching for a while I could see it was getting the ants and putting them on its feathers, and under its' wings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anting_%28bird_activity%29
Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
12 comments:
Fabulous images of the Currawong!
Very interesting post and a really great series of photos. I can even see some of those ants!
These are really nice shots of a great bird - they may eat the chicks of other birds, but they are great to watch and even better to listen to. Never seem them eating ants!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Good series!!!
Awesome looking bird and great photos!
What a beautiful bird! Eat them ants!:)
Interesting bird - thanks for sharing!
He is such a handsome bird! Why on earth does he do that, though. That is such odd behavior!
I love their very yellow eye. Great shots
Great photos of an interesting bird!
I had to look up 'anting' on Wikipedia - I learn something new every day!
What a great looking bird and enjoyed the snaps!
A new bird for me and a really great set of images showing this unique behavior! Very nicely done!
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