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Last week we noticed that the Striated
Pardalotes[the ones that nest in the wall of the cottage] hadn't been around all
day to feed the babies, who were making quite a loud noise. We waited until
midday the next day to see if one of the adults would turn up. They didn't.So,
after extending the 50c size hole in the wall, we managed to retrieve 3 baldy
babies.We got a lot of the nest material and put them in it and put them inside
under a light, but then realised that we couldn't possibly rear these babies and
would have to kill them.Then, Anna, my daughter, suddenly remembered that a
Willie-wagtail who had built a nest in our car shed had lost 1 of her
babies that very day and the other 2 eggs had gone out of the nest.So, the 3
baby Pardalotes were put in the Willie's nest and within 10 minutes she was
feeding them. It is now 6 days after the event and Willie is still feeding her
foster children and sitting on them and the 3 babies are very much
alive.
Is this interfering with nature?
I like to think that it isn't as we're pretty sure
a feral cat has taken the adults, but we just don't know.
Regards,
Julie.
Julie McLaren.
"Bowra",
Cunnamulla,Qld.4490
PH. O746551238
FAX 0746552368
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