Hi Peter,
Many years ago House Sparrows nested under a tile on our old house. When
they were nearly ready to fledge, Starlings killed and ate them and
moved in. When their nestlings were leaning out of the nest, nearly
ready to fly, they in turn were killed and thrown out on the path by
Common Mynahs. The Mynahs were the only ones to successfully rear their
young.
Anthea Fleming
On 24/03/2015 9:12 AM, peter boyd wrote:
Sparrows.
I saw two Sparrows near the rubbish compactor at Morayfield Shopping Centre.
I remarked to a chap that they were the first I had seen for a long time.
He said the Indian Myna (now called the Common Myna) eat the Sparrow eggs in
the nest.
Does anyone know if this is true, and if so, what other bird eggs are these
introduced pest eating.
I saw a Cane Toad come out of a Rainbow Bee-eater tunnel nest with an egg at
Toorbul Wader roost
about three years ago.
I clean up the Toads at nesting time as best I can but the nesting Bee-eater
numbers are dropping
off around Toorbul and Bribie Island.
Sometimes the track to the bird hide at Buckley’s hole is black with little
toads leaving the water
and the snakes line up for a feed.
I have been told they are not poisonous until they are about three months
old.Is this true.
Peter Boyd
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