A female Eastern Rosella has moved into an old nesting box stored on
our back verandah.
It's within 2m of the door. The hen has laid 3 eggs so far, one each
day. The pair roosts elsewhere at night.
They tolerate our (reduced) comings and goings pretty well. This
afternoon the hen was in the box
but a loud hissing-like noise brought us outside, to find a Crimson
Rosella sitting in the opening.
It was so far into the hole that it didn't notice our approach. If
eventually flew to a nearby tree repeating its visits into the hole
whenever it saw no evidence of people.
Does anyone have experience of Rosellas choosing such a vulnerable
spot, or of similar interaction between Rosellas?
The CR had a what appeared to be a wound on the head but this didn't
deter it. I hope that the eggs hatch successfully and
would welcome advise about discouraging the CR.
Bron King
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