Interestingly,
Paul T. wrote ...
“it [the nest] ended up 3 inches thick and a solid construction by the
time they had used it half a dozen times or more.” To quote further from
HANZAB. “One nest containing two dead young was deserted, subsequently
used as a roost and bodies of young compressed into twigs of platform. A second
nest was built on top.” This sheets home that regardless of how common a species
has become it should not be discounted as being monotonous as it will doubtless
impart new and surprising facts if we continue to monitor its behaviour. In somewhat
similar vein I quote from Slater, “If galahs were rare they would be seen
for what they are –extremely lovely birds.”
John K. Layton.
