Honeyeaters in general are aggressive. Not just our family but for example
hummingbirds that are also nectar feeders are equally or moreso. My guess is
the little birds Berenice was mentioning as being chased are likely to be
pardalotes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Graeme Chapman
Sent: Monday, 1 June 2015 10:44 AM
To:
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Subject: Aggressive wattlebirds
Hello Berenice,
Wattlebirds (both Red and Little) are frequently very aggressive towards
other smaller birds that intrude on their territories. The local Little
Wattlebirds stand guard over our garden and viciously attack any Eastern
Spinebills that appear with a loud clap of the bill - fortunately the
spinebills always seem to escape. Our Little Wattlebirds even manage to keep
out any visiting Red Wattlebirds as well. Other visiting honeyeaters like
Yellow-faced, White-naped and Fuscous stay well up in the treetops out of
harm's way.
We used to live in Canberra where Red Wattlebirds were the residents in our
garden. One morning my wife saw the wattlebird attack an errant young Pink
Robin. The wattlebird broke both the robin's legs.
So, some wattlebirds are just as bad as Noisy Miners in keeping smaller
birds out of a garden, but also capable of inflicting harm
Regards
Graeme Chapman
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