for the last couple of weeks the stringbark in my back garden has been
flowering profusely. It's a tall tree, so counting the red wattlebirds
flitting/chasing around among the flowers is very difficult - but this
morning I estimate there were about 30, together with a few in the red gum
as well. It's been a few years since the flowering has been this good,
and I've certainly never seen so many wattlebirds in it.
For the past couple of months I've also been seeing a single cockatiel
almost daily in my yard or the neighbour's - usually as I'm hanging out
the washing early morning - seems to keep company with the local galahs.
almost certainly an escapee (and I do know someone close by has captive
cockatiels). But yesterday went out to see it when I heard the call - and
it was in fact two mynas making the noise. The cockatiel has been around
so much and calling so often that the resident pair of mynas are now
imitating it very well. the cockatiel appeared shortly afterward and sat
on the wires near the mynas.
and this morning woke at 5.30 to a boobook calling - an on-off visitor to
the little gum tree area adjacent to Wanniassa Hills Primary - haven't
heard it for several months
Sandra Henderson
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