Rosemary
Hi. The cockies have been doing this
around Watson. We find it happens most years. The Oaks that line our street
have been exuding some sort of sticky substance for months and have attracted
flying foxes, heaps of insects as well as the cockies. My sister suggested that
it is probably aphids that are creating the sticky stuff. Not sure if that is
true. The front yard is a mess of nipped off leaves and everything is sticky,
including the front door!
Cheers
Kathy and John
From: Rosemary Bell
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Sent: Friday, 18 June 2010 9:21 AM
To: COG List
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds]
Dining habits of cockies
There have been many white cockies in the English Oak trees
that line Macgregor Street
in Deakin. They have been snipping off the leafy tips of the trees, then
passing the tips through their beaks. Some people suggested the birds were
"sharpening their beaks", but when I had a closer look, I found a
sticky substance on the back of the leaves that the birds may have been trying
to lick off. Has anybody heard of, or seen cockies doing this?
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