Re: birding-aus Autumn migrants

[David James <>]

At 05:04 9/04/99 +1000, Phil Gregory wrote:
>.... The big female cassowary is still
>accompanying the 3 well grown chicks, and they come to Cassowary House
>most days. The male bird has gone off on his own since cyclone Rona, and
>we see him several times a week for a brief visit.

At the risk of pedantry, it's the males that raise the chicks. Still, the
females are the bigger ones.
David James
PO BOX 5225
Townsville Mail Centre,
Qld 4810, Australia
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