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birding aus
I think that anyone who knows keepers of caged birds realises that some of them
will incarcerate anything they can lay their hands on, whether by fair means or
foul. A few years ago while working on a construction job in Sale Vic, a pair of
fearless and determined Spotted Pardalotes decided to excavate their nest burrow
right beside excavations for a concrete path. One of the workers, a parrot
breeder and aviary fanatic was all for netting them and adding them to his
collection. Luckily I was able to dissuade him, citing their very special
dietary requirements etc. etc.! As the birds had no future nesting in that spot
I dug up the burrow,-----three times, before they took the hint and moved to a
hopefully safer spot.
Duncan Fraser.
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