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A WINTER TREAT

To: "'Reg Clark'" <>, "'Birding=aus'" <>
Subject: A WINTER TREAT
From: "Tony Russell" <>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:33:47 +0930
I've got some Chinese friends who actually eat that stuff !! If you
haven't ever tried it then don't bother, you'll need a chunder bag.
Smells and tastes like it grows in a septic tank. Yuk .

Tony Russell


-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Reg Clark
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 5:51 PM
To: Birding=aus
Subject: A WINTER TREAT

Hello All,

Yesterday, acting on the urge to"try everything once" , I bought a 
durian from my local supermarket . After a thorough test I decided that 
it wasn't my "cup of tea"and not wanting to waste such a  large 
edible(to some)  piece of natural produce, I placed it on an exposed 
rock in my backyard. Last night two Brushtail Possums dined on the 
tropical fruit, this  morning the two local Ravens arrived tearing off 
chunks which they first dunked in the bird bath before consuming. The 
next interested parties were a half a dozen  Magpies who gave an 
exhabition of try before you buy and then proceeded to stuff themselves 
with the sweet but smelly fruit . The next, and  most appreciative 
consumer , was a Blackfaced Cuckoo Shrike who has returned at least 
three times to-day, the first time that I have ever seen one eat 
anything other than insects.

Reg 

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