Gooday all,
Over the last week Bowen (Queensland Australia "top of the
Whitsundays") residents have enjoyed the calls and antics of a flock
of Red tailed Black Cockatoos numbering 60+.
What attracts the birds to the streets of Bowen is the Terminalia
trees commonly called Beach Almonds. The birds are massing in a
single tree and feeding on the green seeds that contain a soft kernel
similar to an almond hence the common name. Of course the feeding is
quite noisy with accompanying disputes over ownership of branches. No
complaints to the Bowen Shire Council as yet, lets hope we can enjoy
these visitors from the avian kingdom.
About five years ago the Bowen Shire Council adopted a Weed Control
Strategy that saw the poisoning of many noxious and declared weeds.
This included the removal of Prickly Acacia, Rubber Vine, Chonky
Apple and Bellyache weed etc. The RTBC always fed on the Chonky Apple
fruit and would become regular visitors to Hospital Hill each year
where a large infestation of this weed occurred. Since the poisoning
of the Chonky Apple trees the birds have now moved into the streets
and are attempting to decimate our population of Terminalia trees,
much to our pleasure.
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