It’s not even just that people intentionally
feed them, Pied Currawongs help themselves to dog food and other food sources
associated with urbanisation. I agree with Charmian. I’d love to see them
culled. Nothing but PCs and Ravens have been able to breed successfully in my
GBS for years now, and they’re always lurking around looking for nests.
Their population is artificially elevated in the suburbs. Why shouldn’t
we artificially restore it to a better balance? Controversial I know, but
kangaroos are culled, and they’re native animals too.
Off to blitz along Apollo road in the rain.
Sue Beatty
From: Vivien
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Sent: Saturday, 30 October 2010
10:10 PM
To: Philip Veerman; 'Canberra Birds'
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds]
Crested Pigeons' nest & comment on Currawongs.
The wretched PC around here even managed to kill two
of my baby Zebra finches from the aviary over the last couple of
days. I thought the wires would have been too close together for it, but
no. I have now draped a bird net over the cage so that the PC cannot
cling on the side (I hope ). So far so good.
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