Noisy Miner
The noisy miner is a bird in the honeyeater family and endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. Noisy miners are gregarious and territorial; they forage, bathe, roost, breed and defend territory communally, forming colonies that can contain several hundred birds. Each bird has an 'activity space', and birds with overlapping activity spaces form associations called 'coteries', which are the most stable units within the colony. The birds also form temporary flocks called 'coalitions' for specific activities, such as mobbing a predator. Group cohesion is facilitated by vocalisations, and through ritualised displays, which have been categorised as flight displays, postural displays, and facial displays. The Noisy miner is a notably aggressive bird, so that chasing, pecking, fighting, scolding, and mobbing occur throughout the day, targeted at both intruders and colony members.
I found his bird at a pub beer garden where the picking were easy, it wasn't the least bit aggressive but it did refuse to buy me a drink, even after we shared me lunch together.
Noisy Miner
The noisy miner is a bird in the honeyeater family and endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. Noisy miners are gregarious and territorial; they forage, bathe, roost, breed and defend territory communally, forming colonies that can contain several hundred birds. Each bird has an 'activity space', and birds with overlapping activity spaces form associations called 'coteries', which are the most stable units within the colony. The birds also form temporary flocks called 'coalitions' for specific activities, such as mobbing a predator. Group cohesion is facilitated by vocalisations, and through ritualised displays, which have been categorised as flight displays, postural displays, and facial displays. The Noisy miner is a notably aggressive bird, so that chasing, pecking, fighting, scolding, and mobbing occur throughout the day, targeted at both intruders and colony members.
I found his bird at a pub beer garden where the picking were easy, it wasn't the least bit aggressive but it did refuse to buy me a drink, even after we shared me lunch together.