Red-browed Finches eating casuarina seeds

[Carol Probets <>]

Hi Canberra birders,

Red-browed Finches feeding on casuarina seeds is also a frequent 
occurrence here in the NSW Blue Mountains.
Similarly, Beautiful Firetails will feed on the seeds of 
Allocasuarina. At certain heathland sites in this area, A. distyla 
seeds appear to be their main diet.
In both cases the finches pick the seeds out of the opened valves of 
the older cones still on the tree or bush.
cheers

Carol


Carol Probets
Katoomba
Blue Mountains NSW




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