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For the last 30 years or so I have been calling up Narina Trogon in a way that does not stress them, and of course this is the time of year, we witness the 'assembledges' of these magnificent birds.

The picture of this bird is, I think is unique - not because of the picture but rather because of the circumstances.

To take a step back. Amomg our community are several neighbours who walk their dogs daily. There is a back path that, during the day, is a dog's delight, because they can be let off the lead to have fun, but at night it has become a gathering point for tik-heads, who sadly also excrete among some conveniently positioned nearby rocks. One of the regular dog walkers has found now, on two occasions, his very elderly, almost lifeless dog, suddenly starts acting like an adolescent - erratic behaviour and endless energy. Source? We believe being the the excrement among the rocks. We suspect there were still had traces of drugs in the excrement.

Back to the NT. In a built-up area in the village, with comparatively less vegetation than the NT is usually found in, we had a police Detective gathering evidence following a minor crime. While in a household garden this NT swooped down and pecked him on the head, and then brazenly perched an arm's length away, not fearing the several people who were on the scene. We have ruled out it being a case of protecting of a nest, as there are no suitably-sized trees anywhere close to where this happened (An NT uses a hole in a fairly sizable tree to nest.)

We suspect this most uncharacteristic behaviour might have been spurred on by the same source as found by the elderly dog.

Is it possible the NT would eat human excrement?