White-faced Heron Nesting

[Robin Eckermann <>]

At 06:31 PM 26/01/2012, you wrote:
> Hello Robin,
> Possums are known to eat birds eggs and nestlings and parrots won't use a
> nest box that has had a possum in it because of it.
> Regards
> Peter 

Thanks, Peter - again last night I awoke to Heron squawking about 4:30am,
and I once again I spotted the possum maybe 6-8 feet from my nest. It
retreated under my torch-light ... not sure whether because of the
Heron's defenses or disturbed by the torch. Looks like the parents will
have their work cut out defending their eggs/young with such nightly
visits from the hopeful possum.

Regards ... Robin