tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post5423157017634118262..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: M is for MALLEEFOWLMimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-11496957281942933512013-06-23T17:25:14.894+08:002013-06-23T17:25:14.894+08:00I agree they are not at all like chickens even tho...I agree they are not at all like chickens even though apparently distantly related. Perhaps they've got it right...everyone for themselves!!! No, not really. I too realised I know so little about many of our feathered friends.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-51636365277572012013-06-23T13:55:03.621+08:002013-06-23T13:55:03.621+08:00Not very social birds are they? Even the chicks do...Not very social birds are they? Even the chicks don't stick together, not at all like regular chickens. I had no idea the nests were so big either. I really learned a lot here today. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-88590408251773039862013-06-23T10:52:05.700+08:002013-06-23T10:52:05.700+08:00It was the skills the chicks learn so quickly that...It was the skills the chicks learn so quickly that really fascinated me as well as that huge nest-mound the mature birds make. Nature is just so wonderful.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-28542916385091525712013-06-23T10:49:45.249+08:002013-06-23T10:49:45.249+08:00Thanks EC. I learned so much about what is actual...Thanks EC. I learned so much about what is actually a quite local bird.<br />Pardelote? Thanks for inspiring me and giving me a "P" bird and one of which I have no knowledge whatsoever. I am learning so much doing these posts and really enjoying the experience.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-55804365566900137192013-06-22T19:12:35.660+08:002013-06-22T19:12:35.660+08:00Imagine being able to fly so quickly with no paren...Imagine being able to fly so quickly with no parental teachings...strange birds indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-67346914098758971852013-06-22T18:41:35.275+08:002013-06-22T18:41:35.275+08:00Not too long at all. A fascinating post and bird....Not too long at all. A fascinating post and bird. They have beautiful markings too. Thank you so much.<br />What are you planning for P? A pardelote? Another fascinating bird, which digs tunnels to lay its eggs in (in one of our hanging baskets one year).Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com