Not having collected worms for bait, I thought it was a joke, but it proved
true that when you make the ground vibrate worms will fairly squirt up to
the surface. I was sawing at the root of a weed with a tool that wasn't
getting the job done, and earthworms were appearing in numbers I had not
seen except in a shovelful of dirt.
So I'll suggest that these movements may work on the same response in other
invertebrates.
Pam Johnston
On Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 4:26 PM Tim Rodenkirk <timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I thought someone on OBOL would have some information on Hermit Thrushes
for Jamie.
Tim
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From: Jamie Fereday <jsfereday1017@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 2:09 PM
Subject: Hermit Thrush leg action
To: Tim Rodenkirk <timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx>
Tim,
I was watching a HT in my back yard just now on the lawn. It was hunting
like a robin, apparently for insects or worms, though I didn’t see any
worms of any size nabbed. What got my attention was that each leg/foot,
would in turn, stamp lightly on the ground, as if to make a vibration to
perhaps make prey move. I looked on line briefly for this and nothing yet.
Any experience here?
Jamie
