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Baby wattlebirds

To: David Nicholls <>
Subject: Baby wattlebirds
From: Nick Payne <>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:07:20 +1100
David Nicholls wrote:
How many wattlebird chicks are there in a typical nest?

Our two fledglings have descended from their safe nest atop a large Grevillea to a much more precarious perch in a Cemellia. After initial squawking to call their parents, they are sitting quietly right next to each other about 1.5 m above the ground. The parents are feeding them there. I didn't see them fly down but their tails are a lot shorter that the full adult size and I'm surprised they can manage it.
The pair in our garden have two young who are now at the stage of feeding themselves on the grevilleas. Last year they also bred but I only saw one offspring.

Nick

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