Pied Currawongs

[Ian Baird <>]

We find that tying a brown paper bag around each bunch of grapes well before they ripen (and I mean all  of them!) fools the currawongs (and other birds) most years. Consequently we are feasting on a bumper crop this year.

Ian Baird

 

From: Marg Peachey [
Sent: Saturday, 20 February 2016 10:11 AM
To: Con Boekel
Cc: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Pied Currawongs

 

In my part of Kambah there has been many currawongs calling and dropping in to eat my grapes.  Notice today that hey have moved on.

 

Marg

 

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 9:25 PM, Con Boekel <> wrote:

In Turner yesterday morning early we had the first of the sort of widespread calling and carrying on that Pied Currawongs do when the breeding season has ended.
regards
Con

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