Hi Steve and all,
That's an interesting record.
I was speaking to the guides at Norah Head lighthouse a couple of weeks ago who
had translocated a Magpie nest from the lighthouse to a local tree. The birds
gave up on the tree nest and came back to nest in the lighthouse. I wondered
if it had anything to do with goannas? Lately at the University of Newcastle I
have come across three very agitated Maggies and each time I've had a look to
see what they are going on about, they have been harrassing a goanna, probably
due to the goanna's occasional predilection for maggie eggs.
I wondered if a goanna's presence on the central coast had forced these birds
to nest near humans. Goannas around here seem to be more shy of human presence
so it would seem a logical choice.
Perhaps its the same with the White-faced Herons? Are these birds risking the
lesser of two evils to nest and rear their young?
At any rate, good on the people who put signs up and tried to assist these
birds.
My images were used recently by Abigroup, who were one of the contractors on
the Pacific Highway extension in Northern NSW. The road workers halted the
construction of the road extension due to a pair of Pied Oystercatchers nesting
right in the middle of the clearance area. Although they continued with
clearing after the chicks had fledged, at least they waited until they had done
so before they continued with their work. Actually this pair of Pieds created
quite a commotion with the workers who checked on them daily to see if their
chicks were OK. The chicks had a roving cheer squad of human protectors and
observers from the minute they hatched.
Cheers,
Inger> From: > To: > Date: Sun,
30 Sep 2007 09:37:51 +1000> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Unusual nests> > Hello
birders..there's an interesting nest at Brisbane International airport> at the
moment. A pair of White-faced Herons have set up a nest on the side> of the
building directly above the spot where airport workers enter the> building.
Apparently some unsuspecting workers have been deposited on from> a great
height! So the Airport Corporation has set up a warning sign with a> photo of a
WFH. To their credit they have left the nest alone. I have not> heard of WFH's
nesting on buildings before. This site resembles a tree fork> because it is
where the struts branch up to support the roof. Last year,> just outside my
office on the tarmac, a pair of Magpie Larks built a nest on> a hydraulic hose
underneath a moveable aerobridge! Every time an aircraft> arrived at the gate
the birds went for a little ride!> > Cheers Steve Murray> >
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