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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-68E8D527-AC4D-4787-AEE3-E3B3A50578D2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm sorry. I should have mentioned that I'm in Scarborough, Ontario.=20 >=20 > =C3=B4=C2=BF=C3=B4 > ~=20 Sent from Ian's iPhone This message contains 100% recycled electrons. > On Jun 21, 2015, at 7:44 PM, "Dave&Jane Schlosberg" <dschlosb-g@ns.sympati= co.ca> wrote: >=20 > Where do you live? > =20 > From: Ian Woodman > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 3:10 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Pied-billed Grebe behaviour > =20 > I=E2=80=99m hoping there=E2=80=99s an expert on Pied-billed Grebes on natu= rens who can provide insight. > =20 > I=E2=80=99ve been watching a pond for the past month & a half with nesting= Grebes. Last year they fledged two broods (or there were two families on th= e pond successively). > =20 > This year I saw two Grebes early in May for about a week and then only one= until this past Monday when she finally came out of the reeds with 5 little= ones tagging along. So now there were two adults to be seen but they were n= ever together. Wednesday I took my usual daily de-stressing trip to the pond= to see them all. I was able to find one adult with (eventually) one baby (b= ut no sign of the other 4) which she was dutifully feeding when the male fle= w over beside them, paddled around next to them for a few seconds and then p= roceeded to viciously attack the baby. The little guy managed to get away an= d popped up 20 or 30 feet away and the male again went over and attacked the= baby. I only had my binns with me and no camera but the last image I saw wa= s the male with the baby=E2=80=99s head firmly clamped in his mouth as he th= rashed it about. Again, somehow he managed to survive and much later I foun= d him snuggling up to mom for a while before she started catching food for i= t. > =20 > All the while the female made no attempt to stop the attacks. She followed= them around but never intervened. > =20 > When I returned to the pond Thursday there were no babies at all to be fou= nd. Needless to say I am NOT happy with him!!! > =20 > I know male lions will kill young to force the female to go back into estr= us so that he can pass his genes along but I=E2=80=99ve never heard of this b= ehaviour in birds. > Does anyone have any kind of insight on this? Is this normal behaviour in G= rebes? Do other birds practice filicide? > =20 > Thanks > Ian Woodman --Apple-Mail-68E8D527-AC4D-4787-AEE3-E3B3A50578D2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>I'm sorry. I should have mentioned tha= t I'm in Scarborough, Ontario. <br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D= "font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px; -webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;"><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Helve= tica; font-size: 12px;"><br></span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-spa= n" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">=C3=B4=C2=BF=C3=B4</sp= an></div><div><span style=3D"font-family: '.HelveticaNeueInterface-Regular';= font-size: 13pt;"> ~ </span></div></blockquote><div>Sent from Ian= 's iPhone<div>This message contains 100% recycled electrons.</div></div></di= v><div><br>On Jun 21, 2015, at 7:44 PM, "Dave&Jane Schlosberg" <<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> w= rote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <div>Where do you live?</div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Ca= libri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLA= Y: inline"> <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <div> </div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <div style=3D"font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"calicoangus@bell.n= et" href=3D"mailto:calicoangus@bell.net">Ian Woodman</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 19, 2015 3:10 PM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens= @chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Pied-billed Grebe behaviour</div></div></div= > <div> </div></div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Ca= libri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLA= Y: inline"> <div>I=E2=80=99m hoping there=E2=80=99s an expert on Pied-billed Grebes on n= aturens who can=20 provide insight.</div> <div> </div> <div>I=E2=80=99ve been watching a pond for the past month & a half with n= esting=20 Grebes. Last year they fledged two broods (or there were two families on the= =20 pond successively).</div> <div> </div> <div>This year I saw two Grebes early in May for about a week and then only o= ne=20 until this past Monday when she finally came out of the reeds with 5 little o= nes=20 tagging along. So now there were two adults to be seen but they were never=20= together. Wednesday I took my usual daily de-stressing trip to the pond to s= ee=20 them all. I was able to find one adult with (eventually) one baby (but no si= gn=20 of the other 4) which she was dutifully feeding when the male flew over besi= de=20 them, paddled around next to them for a few seconds and then proceeded to=20= viciously attack the baby. The little guy managed to get away and popped up 2= 0=20 or 30 feet away and the male again went over and attacked the baby. I only h= ad=20 my binns with me and no camera but the last image I saw was the male with th= e=20 baby=E2=80=99s head firmly clamped in his mouth as he thrashed it about. Aga= in, somehow=20 he managed to survive and much later I found him snuggling up to mom for a w= hile=20 before she started catching food for it.</div> <div> </div> <div>All the while the female made no attempt to stop the attacks. She follo= wed=20 them around but never intervened.</div> <div> </div> <div>When I returned to the pond Thursday there were no babies at all to be=20= found. Needless to say I am NOT happy with him!!!</div> <div> </div> <div>I know male lions will kill young to force the female to go back into=20= estrus so that he can pass his genes along but I=E2=80=99ve never heard of t= his=20 behaviour in birds.</div> <div>Does anyone have any kind of insight on this? Is this normal behaviour i= n=20 Grebes? Do other birds practice filicide?</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks</div> <div>Ian Woodman</div></div></div></div> </div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-68E8D527-AC4D-4787-AEE3-E3B3A50578D2--
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