Emu with young near Cotter

["Margaret Leggoe" <>]

I saw an emu near Woods Reserve during winter.

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From: Nick Payne  
Sent: Wednesday, 24 November 2010 3:54 PM
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Subject: Emu with young near Cotter

This morning there was an adult emu with two young, both young being 
about half-adult size, just past the top of the steep climb as you head 
out of Cotter towards Tidbinbilla. Approximately on the boundary between 
grid squares G14 and G15, I would estimate. This is considerably further 
away from the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve than I have seen them before - 
on Corin Dam Road between Smokers Gap and Corin Dam is the furthest from 
the nature reserve that I've seen them in the past. Might the presence 
of young indicate that they are breeding in the area? My ACT bird atlas 
(now quite ancient) doesn't indicate any Emu sightings this far North of 
Tidbinbilla.

Nick Payne

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