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Index of Subjects Hi Donna, Could it be pre-mating behaviour? The one I saw last was a female that was with a rather disinterested male. Eventually, he came over and chased her with, what I presumed to be, more than tag on his mind. Or do they (males and females) do it at other times of the year? Paul. On 2014-03-20, at 6:31 PM, Donna Crossland wrote: > HI Paul: Yes, we've observed "foot waggling" on Keji lakes. I can recall > some concerns expressed over this behaviour a few years back, since we'd had > some leg banding activity as part of a research project. However, it is a > normal behaviour (not an agitation over the wearing of a band). I'd love to > know why they do it. My impression is that some individuals do it more than > others. Meanwhile, it's somewhat handy for identifying their leg bands. So > much we can learn... > > LoonWatch is coming up in May (Keji's "free day" for LoonWatch for > volunteers). Come along and look for "wagglers"! > > Donna > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] > On Behalf Of Paul Ruggles > Sent: March-20-14 10:29 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Loons > > Has anyone (Donna) observed loons waving their feet while swimming? I have > observed this odd behaviour several times while out taking videos. When I > think of it, it was always on salt water areas - not lakes. > Paul. >
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