Hi COBirders, I am not commenting on whether or not this is a wild bird, but I will say that my experience with Groove-billed Ani, which I see and photograph annually in Mexico, is that they are highly social and gregarious birds. When they are not foraging and moving through a particular habitat in a group, I am usually able to get quite close to them for photos. ------------------------------ Rachel Hopper rkhphotography.net [email protected] Ft. Collins, CO
On Sep 9, 2019, at 8:45 AM, Adam Vesely <[email protected]> wrote: Alison, great question, several of us were talking about that very thing yesterday. I'd be curious to get thoughts on this bird being seemingly very comfortable so close to humans from those that have observed this species in Texas and Central/South America. Is that type of cooperation typical for this species in the "wild?" Adam Vesely Thornton, CO On Monday, September 9, 2019 at 8:09:03 AM UTC-6, Alison Kondler wrote: Got great views of the Ani just now. Could this be an escaped bird? It flew up to many of us as if waiting for a hand out. At one point five of us were about eight feet away from it for about 6 minutes or so. Alison Kondler Jefferson County -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ccf59ab7-9ac5-4860-a39d-d2ac5b0d2d35%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ccf59ab7-9ac5-4860-a39d-d2ac5b0d2d35%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/D7C2A2BD-95EE-4C86-A87E-120FE7515CEC%40comcast.net.
