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I read Terry Pacey's comments on the brawling
Rainbow Lorikeets with interest.I have an introduced eucalypt in my garden and
each year when it flowers, the Blue-faced Honeyeaters take possession of it.No
other bird appears to go near it while they are in residence. To me they seem to
spend more time chasing away members of their own family than they do feeding,
no doubt this isn't the case. For probably about 10 days the only birds in this
tree are the Bluefaces.
My baby fostered Pardalotes were unfortunately
victims of a cyclonic storm we had about a week ago, they weren't the only
ones.We had dead and half dead baby birds all over the lawn, along with
destroyed nests.Up until then the Pardalotes were doing really well and Willie
was a very attentive parent.
The Whitewood{Atalaya hemiglauca}* trees have just
finished flowering. They are the most graceful looking trees[along with the
Leopardwoods{Flindersia maculosa}*] out here, and when they are in flower they
look like lace with a white lace tablecloth underneath, from the dropped
blossoms.The Wild orange{Capparis spinosa}* trees are flowering now and at dusk
the perfume emanating from them is beautiful. A bit like a citrus but nowhere
near as strong, a much "gentler"scent.
We've had a few falls of rain in the last month and
the landscape has gone from red to green, we're hearing the Brolgas again and
the Major Mitchell's are in abundance. I can hear them calling as they fly
overhead as I write.
Regards,
Julie
* For the scientifically minded
Julie McLaren.
"Bowra",
Cunnamulla,Qld.4490
PH. O746551238
FAX
0746552368
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