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What birds feed on Grevillea robusta?

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Subject: What birds feed on Grevillea robusta?
From: brian fleming <>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 16:14:03 +1100
In Melbourne at present, there are many flowering old, well-established Silky Oaks (Grevillea robusta) in streets and gardens. Some trees are pyramids of orange flower-heads. But we don't see any birds feeding on them, though the nectar is copious, and certainly palatable to humans.

A neighbour and I were discussing this, and the only birds we have seen in the nearest tree are a few Rainbow Lorikeets. We haven't observed whether the trees are frequented by Grey-headed Flying-Foxes either.

The natural range of the Silky Oak is much further north than Melbourne, Queensland I believe.. We wonder if birds make use of them within their natural range.
Why is this so?  (to quote Julius Sumner Miller).

Anthea Fleming
in Ivanhoe, Vic.




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