sábado, 25 de julio de 2020

Day 15 Project Baby Mot Mot


July 8

Hoople is progressing each day. He can now fly to his perch with ease. He sits on his perch facing the wall, having not learned to maneuver on the perch to face outwards. He tick tocks his tail rhythmically back and forth. I read that the Mot Mot uses the wagging of the tail as a defense mechanism...sensing danger, the bird “tick tocks” the tail to warn predators to stay away!



Hoople loves to sit at the back of his cage on a rock—facing out, facing out, keeping watch. He is quite mindful of other bird sounds and loud noises—rushing to safety if detected.


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