Channel-billed Cuckoos

[Laurence and Leanne Knight <>]

Andrew Taylor wrote:
> 
I have seen other birds here at home
> chased away by the pesky miners, and they haven't put up any
> resistance whatsoever, from Pacific Bazas right through to Noisy
> Friarbirds. 

Interesting - round my neck of Toohey Forest, when there are flowers to
be defended, it is the noisy friarbirds who give the noisy miners the
boot.  [A couple of friarbirds will drive a whole tribe of miners away -
when they are motivated].

Interestingly this afternoon, at my friends place near Rathdowney, it
was a striped honeyeater that was seeing off a pair of little friarbirds
out of its preferred tree ...

Regards, Laurie.

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