A formative part of my bird interest was the (presumed) one Australian Hobby
(I never saw it partnered with another) that perched regularly on always the
same one out of 4 dead branches that stood out above one large gum at East
Camberwell railway station near my school (Camberwell high, in Melbourne)
and could be seen as a dot on the horizon, about 700 metres from the school.
It would also stay perched there whilst being watched from below and of
course being at a railway station would have seen many people pass by. I
would monitor it as it arrived and left sometimes getting told off for
gazing out the window in class time and one time I watched as it flew all
that distance and caught some small bird as it flew off the school building.
Unfortunately I did not keep records of dates, as it would be there every
day for several months and then not for several months. But this behaviour
occurred unchanged throughout the 4 years I was at that school (1971 to
1974). It is one of the reasons I like the bird and contributed in some
little way to the choosing of my painting of that species for the cover of
The GBS Report.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Dean
Sent: Monday, 7 January 2013 6:07 PM
To:
Subject: Australian hobby
Hi all,
Australian hobby perched on dead branch of large gum in cook for second day
running. Atkinson st nr henry st intersection.
Cheers
Dean
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