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[Fwd: Re: Cicadas and Satin Bowerbirds]

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Subject: [Fwd: Re: Cicadas and Satin Bowerbirds]
From: Penny Brockman <>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:44:07 +1100
In the Gloucester and Mid-North Coast area, we are experiencing a huge cicada season along with a huge Christmas beetle season, the latter stripping the isolated gums in the paddocks and along the roads. the last time that happened was Christmas 2002/03.

Haven't yet noticed any remarkable behaviour in the local birds due to this but breeding is still in full swing with Figbirds, Dollarbirds, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes, Sacred Kingfisher, Kookaburras etc. very busy.

Last year I watched a Red Wattlebird dismembering a cicada. Took it about 4 minutes (a long time for a meal I thought), a lot of bashing to remove legs and wings, and then cleaned up the legs after the body was swallowed.
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