[NatureNS] Fox Sparrow video from Nova Scotia

Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:17:35 -0300
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Nice video, Blake.

I was also curious to look in the related video column at a Fox  
Sparrow scratching in slow motion. From it it is clear that that bird  
was not scratching from front to back, which is what I assumed Fox  
Sparrows did when I observed them in the past, but rather the feet are  
moved outwards to kick material aside. If you look carefully at  
Blake's video, you'll see that his bird is making the same movements.  
Makes sense if you want to expose goodies under the head (eye and  
bill), instead of kicking them to the rear.

Cheers, Ian

Ian McLaren

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