Ian Clark wrote:
> As Dion noted The birds would be Yellow tailed black
>Cockatoos There were large numbers probably around 30 or so in Pinus
>radiata and Pinus nigra around St Georges lake in Creswick early this
>week . they seem to be thriving on the mature cones and are hope
>fully adding a bit of weed control . very noisy and perhaps a little
>dangerous getting covered in a shower of heavy cones :) Ian
>
Hi all,
Here in the Blue Mountains, the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos, rather than
adding weed control actually help to spread the dreaded Radiata Pines by
carrying the half-munched cones and dropping them in the bush.
By the way, this is the time of year we get big flocks of YTBC in the
mountains, with up to 100-150 birds regularly seen in places such as Kings
Tableland (where they feed on hakea and banksia seeds) and the pine forests
on Newnes Plateau.
Cheers
Carol
Carol Probets
Katoomba
Blue Mountains NSW
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