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SFW feeding HBC

To: Russ <>,
Subject: SFW feeding HBC
From: brian fleming <>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:02:17 +1100
I have seen Superb Fairy-wrens feeding a fledgling Bronze-cuckoo, probably Horsfield's - a whole family of wrens at work, and two blue males included. About eight birds on feeding duty. John Gould's illustration of SFW shows two males and one female feeding a young Bronze-cuckoo in the nest. It is certainly late for young birds, but most will keep breeding as long as conditions remain good. I am still hearing young Red Wattlebirds demanding food in local parks. Australian birds are opportunist breeders.

Anthea Fleming


On 19/02/2012 11:18 PM, Russ wrote:
Hi all

I'm still settling into a new job and haven't had much time for birding
lately, but occasionally the birds just find you, don't they? As I arrived
home yesterday there was a female (or brown) Superb Fairy-Wren on the fence
right in front of the car - and I did a double-take because it was feeding
a BIGGER bird - a young Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo. I've seen a few species
(mostly Thornbills) feeding Bronze-Cuckoos over the years, but I can't
recall seeing a fairy-Wren do it, although I think they're a standard
target species for these cuckoos. Is it a bit late for this sort of thing?
I know FWs breed through until about February here, but I was under the
impression that cuckoos breed mainly in spring and early summer. Has anyone
else noticed cuckoos breeding this late into the summer before?

Russell Woodford
Geelong
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