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While watching what I now understand are Wall Lizards on Portland, I noticed this sequence. The larger lizard on the right, as quick as flash, raced across the stones and grabbed the smaller one. It then disappeared down under the stones, only to reappear quite quickly without its prize. I have no idea what happened to the smaller lizard. It might well be part of the breeding pattern but can you help with this behaviour?
Two pairs of Gallirallus philippensis ssp. melori (30-33 cm) brought their chicks very close to the people eating in the picnic area. This speaks well for the usual behaviour of the people visiting the island.
Today, on our walk, Yannig curled up in the grass at my feet, or tried
to hide himself in a hedge.
Although there were a couple of explosions from the quarry that startled
him, he has indeed got used to these.
He didn't enjoy his walk in the way he usually does. That is to say he
didn't run around and explore.
Back home, pretty normal, though this morning he ran round and round he
garden in a frenetic fashion. That's not usual, either.
I stopped at the Lake Azouzetta viewpoint about 3 km east of the summit of Pine Pass today. There was a Steller's Jay gathering insects there which you can see in its bill in this photo. The bird was flying downslope along the steep cliff down to the lake so I wasn't able to follow it but it kept this up for the whole 20 minutes I was there. It very much looked like typical behaviour when an adult is feeding young. If so, it would be a very late nesting attempt for this species. Having said that, there have been many reports of late nesting this year so anything is possible. Oct 01, 2010.
*** Postscript - Guy Monty reminded me of the jay habit of food caching in the autumn in preparation for winter. This is a much likelier scenario than nesting given the time of year.
COMMON RAVEN Corvus corax, Presumably a pair, unusual behaviour , landing on balconies, 790 Springland Dr, Ottawa ON Canada 28 April 2018
Kim Fisher 175 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE (44)07788 776012 t.co/YXwvAMJDzS (via Twitter twitter.com/kimfishercbt/status/712954698681036801)