The same thing happened to us in the Stirling Ranges of WA a couple of years
ago. We couldn't believe how friendly the White-browed Scrubwrens were.
Bill and Helen Horton
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From: Clive Meadows <>
To: <>
Date: Monday, 29 January 2001 7:11
Subject: Meals on wheels
>Last week we briefly stopped in at the Coachwood picnic area within
>Washpool NP north eastern NSW. No sooner had I parked the car when a small
>group of White-Browed Scrubwrens including young appeared. They immediately
>hopped up in under the car and fed off the dead insects in and around the
>radiator. Having finished they hopped off and flew back into the
>bushes.Little opportunistics I thought. However another car arrived about
>30 minutes later and within seconds the scrubwrens were back and repeating
>the performance, this time also checking the windscreen wipers.It would
>appear that this group of birds has learnt that a car brings a veritable
>banquet and they hang in and around the car park in anticipation.
>
>Rgds Clive
>
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