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Birding diversions

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Subject: Birding diversions
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 18:13:27 +1000
On one of several checks that the White-fronted Honeyeater was in its usual spot today (it was), an all blue Satin Bowerbird arrived to feed (on the grass by the look of it) on the lawn behind the its favourite bush. A green bird appeared and after a minute the blue one went into courtship mode, doing its silly looking dance and whirring noise. There is no bower there. I wonder how serious that is and if I can stretch that to a "display".
 
Yesterday two White-winged Choughs flew over my house. They were flapping heavily with the effort and apparently panting, as they both had their beaks open. I have only had White-winged Choughs here once before, I think, one stayed for several weeks about 3 years ago.  
 
Today for a diversion I went to the ANBG, I saw the Powerful Owl in its usual place (a personal success of 2 out of 3 tries) and pointed it out to 3 people. The Little Wattlebird also appeared for me, still looking very scruffy. I heard the Crescent Honeyeater in the Sydney forest gully. I heard 2 people discussing a bird that they were looking at, it was a Red Wattlebird, calling in full unmusical mode. Young lady said to young man who was hanging on to her, in somewhat inaccurate identification, "it is a rooster".
 
White-fronted Honeyeater was flitting through my Photinia hedge at last look at about 5.00 p.m. today.
 
Philip    
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