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stripped olives [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

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Subject: stripped olives [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
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Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 17:52:52 +1000
King Parrots usually take my olives.

Frank Antram
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From: Robin Hide 
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 14:38:28 +1000
To: canberra birds 
Subject: stripped olives [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

> An olive tree in a neighbouring street (Coroboree Park) was fully netted 
> a week or so ago.
> 
> Robin Hide
> 
> 
> Perkins, Harvey wrote:
> > A friend in Lyneham has just told me that he has lost his entire crop 
> > of olives (just a single tree I think) and wonders if it could be due 
> > to currawongs.
> >
> > "I have been observing my ripening olives over the last few weeks, but 
> > noticed a couple of days ago that the tree had been stripped. Couldn't 
> > believe it, as it has never happened before, and was rather upset 
> > about it. First I thought perhaps someone had come and picked them and 
> > then I thought birds. I have currawongs hanging around here as though 
> > they own the place and you once told me, after I had mentioned to you 
> > that they were taking all my feijoa, that that was known to be 
> > happening in Canberra. You gave me a reference to it I believe in a 
> > local bird publication. Is there any published or other evidence that 
> > local birds can do the same with olives?"
> >
> > Anyone else out there had problems with currawongs taking their olives?
> >
> > Harvey
> >
> >
> 
> 

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