RichieTwitchy
YNWA
Hi all
I was at Lunt reserve in the UK watching the many birds when I noticed a behaviour I hadn't noticed before - and it happened several times.
As flocks of Canada Geese came in to land on the water some of them would suddenly tilt their wings into what seemed like an aggressive manoeuvre and turned into the flock and back out again in a millisecond.
The sound of this 'manoeuvre' was loud (the sound of the air rushing through their wings - they didn't make a call) and also, I have to say, exciting!
It seemed to me that it was either an aggressive action/an act of dominance or possibly juvenile posturing (?) because, to be honest, it reminded me of teenagers showing off when they're skateboarding or riding their bikes and doing trick moves etc
Anyone got any info or thoughts on this behaviour?
thanks
I was at Lunt reserve in the UK watching the many birds when I noticed a behaviour I hadn't noticed before - and it happened several times.
As flocks of Canada Geese came in to land on the water some of them would suddenly tilt their wings into what seemed like an aggressive manoeuvre and turned into the flock and back out again in a millisecond.
The sound of this 'manoeuvre' was loud (the sound of the air rushing through their wings - they didn't make a call) and also, I have to say, exciting!
It seemed to me that it was either an aggressive action/an act of dominance or possibly juvenile posturing (?) because, to be honest, it reminded me of teenagers showing off when they're skateboarding or riding their bikes and doing trick moves etc
Anyone got any info or thoughts on this behaviour?
thanks