wrote:
>
> Re- wattlebirds making noise in the morning - tell your friend to get
> up earlier!
>
> Seriously though, this reminded me of a trip recently to Tidal River,
> Wilson's Prom. The silver gulls there decided last year to establish
> a new breeding colony right in the middle of the lovely new EXPENSIVE
> cabins by the river. They have returned this year, and the people
> renting the cabins are not impressed, as they are very noisy.
> The park staff are trying to
> discourage the birds, by placing lines with flagging on the roof, and
> even coming around in the morning and drenching the cabins and birds
> with water using the fire-fighting trucks. They're not having much
> luck though.
>
> Lainie Berry
> Department of Biological Science, Monash University
Reminds me of my stay at Heron Island Qld some years ago when
White-capped Noddy nesting season was in full swing. (Hats had to be
worn 24 hrs a day). Visiting tourist agreed it was a lovely place "if
only they'd do something to get rid of these damn birds"! What he
thought when a few nights later the Shearwaters started to blunder into
ablutions blocks or moan under the cabins I don't like to think.
ANTHEA FLEMING
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