canberrabirds

Thud of the non-fledgling

To: "'CanberraBirds'" <>
Subject: Thud of the non-fledgling
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:05:37 +1000
An unpleasant drying wind indeed, particularly as it brings home the
possibility of a nasty dry summer.  It dislodged 3 magpie chicks from their
nest in the Yellow Box on Rocky Knob, one being quite helpless and being
placed by a passer-by in the low branch of another tree.  The difference
between that chick and the most advanced of the three was marked, recalling
previous discussions during the Summer of the Falling Dollarbirds about the
'one out, all out' rule that apparently explains the thud of what are
loosely called 'fledglings'.   

-----Original Message-----
From: David McDonald  
Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2007 1:18 PM
To: CanberraBirds
Subject: White-browed Woodswallows at Wamboin

A flock of about 60 at lunchtime today over our home at Wamboin, 
swirling around in the awful wind.
David


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