Notes

01 March 1977
Comments Notes Grey Herons fishing in deep water On 26th March 1972, at Combermere, Cheshire, I observed a Grey Heron Ardea cinerea flying across the deep centre of the mere at a height of 10-15 m when, suddenly, it drew back its wings and gradually began a v...
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Notes

01 November 1953
Comments Notes Effective distraction display by Mallard.--As only a few observations have been recorded indicating the effectiveness of distraction display by a parent bird in deflecting the attention of a potential predator from the young [Bird Display, pp. 104-105) t...
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