The other interpretation of Laurie's observation about urban and picnic area
Scrub Turkeys around Brisbane is that some birds have become used to humans
and show little fear and concern at human proximity, while others continue
to hide in the depths of the forests as their ancestors did.
When I used to live in Brisbane and birdwatch around the rainforests I
occasionally used to see very wary STs, well away from picinic areas and
human habitation.
Also the Scrub Turkeys up at Iron Range, of the purple-collared race, not
having had much of an opportunity to get used to humans, and presumably
still being hunted by Aboriginal people, are quite wary and not often seen.
John Leonard
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