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- Nov 9, 2013
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Undersized Emu provided an excellent audit/observation this morning. To begin, her calls are unique. Not the usual ‘strings’ of 6-14 foomphs, but a sort of ‘rolling thunder’ of foomphs.
We celebrated the first day of spring by being in the house-clearing at first first light. U.E. had been calling for some time – but could we be sure it was her?
You can tell the location of such calls down to a few yards if it’s still, which it was. Thus, when U.E. appeared right at first light right from where the calls had come from, we were sure enough that it was her.
She then obligingly began an aggressive series of inter-territorial calls. (One male audible to the north. Others unknown.)
There’s lots to discuss here – I mean, she gets chased away by almost every group of emus that happens through, so why the aggressive stance?
Meanwhile, here is First Serious Flowers in the house-clearing. A clutch of chicks will polish off dozens and dozens of these.
SE
We celebrated the first day of spring by being in the house-clearing at first first light. U.E. had been calling for some time – but could we be sure it was her?
You can tell the location of such calls down to a few yards if it’s still, which it was. Thus, when U.E. appeared right at first light right from where the calls had come from, we were sure enough that it was her.
She then obligingly began an aggressive series of inter-territorial calls. (One male audible to the north. Others unknown.)
There’s lots to discuss here – I mean, she gets chased away by almost every group of emus that happens through, so why the aggressive stance?
Meanwhile, here is First Serious Flowers in the house-clearing. A clutch of chicks will polish off dozens and dozens of these.
SE
