I've written of the TORRESIAN CROWS here in Clayfield, where I work,
and briefly of those, too, up on our mountain. The birds on the
mountain nest at the end of September, & the young fledged this year
on 20 November. But here in Brisbane, there are two birds with a
youngster coming to my window several times a day. One of the two
adult birds is a magnificent creature -- glossy, heavy-looking,
confident, with erect head-feathers. The youngster is brown-eyed,
reddish-gaped with some bare skin near the mouth, & bleating
constantly. They've been here for some weeks; yesterday the big
glossy adult gave the baby what looked like a calculated shove with
her/his shoulder.
Quite a difference in nesting times. The sites are only about
60 kilometres apart; but elevation is quite different, & climate is
more temperate up on the mountain -- e.g. it's winter up there now,
but still autumn here in Bris.
The MAGPIE-LARKS have been screaming a lot in both places
recently, too. More than usual.
Travelling between the two sites last Tuesday, I came across
a family of RAINBOW LORIKEETS with young fledglings, begging in the
wings-half-open posture & with the high-pitched squeal.
Arriving back here in Clayfield that afternoon, I discovered
several TURTLE-DOVES giving a nest call... Three birds, I think.
Loitering around a group of pot-plants.
A solitary SPANGLED DRONGO seen on wires beside a busy street
-- Haven't seen any others in town or in the country for some time.
Cheers.
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Judith L-A
S-E Qld
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