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Painted HE in western Victoria

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Subject: Painted HE in western Victoria
From: Ian Fraser <>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 14:37:44 +1000
Apologies for the delay in this report, but have just returned from the
trip and my computer's been out to lunch since then.

On Sunday 8 October, at Deep Lead FFR in the Ironbarks Forest just north
of Stawell, SW Victoria, we were looking for (and at!) an extremely rare
and endangered orchid (Caladenia fulva) when we heard, then saw at least
2 or 3 Painted HEs feeding in mistletoe in Eucalyptus tricarpa. Numbers
were hard as they were constantly harried by Fuscous HEs (at other times
a species I'm fond of!).

On a personal note, this has been my bete noir (et blanc!) for about 25
years, so I was quite pleased... The orchid was pretty exciting too, so
it was a champagne evening.

Ian
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Ian Fraser, Canberra  
Environment Tours; Vertego Environmental Writing Consultancy
GPO Box 3268, Canberra, ACT 2601
ph: 02 6249 1560  fax: 02 6247 3227
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