>
> > Hi all,
> > A sad note the other morning.
> >
> > Whilst outside checking on which new plants were coming up and/or
blooming
> I
> > became aware of a multiple birds' fluid , almost chortling, bubbling
> > chorus. Investigation found it to be coming from about a dozen Noisy
> Miners
> > on the ground all pecking at and killing a Striated Pardalote. I chased
> them
> > off but it was far too late for the small bird, it's head and eyes torn
to
> > shreds and it's poor little body just giving a few last twitches.
> > I had previously been so pleased for three or so weeks at the presence
of
> > the couple of Pardalotes chirping away in the eucalypts, and now this.
> One
> > is still out there calling , it seems hopefully, for the other one.
> > It seems that only larger birds can survive the onslaught of the aggro
> > Miners in the Adelaide suburbs. We've lost both New Holland and
> > White-plumed H/Es, Superb Fairy Wrens, Willy Wagtails, Eastern
> Spinebills -
> > all the smaller species have gone from my area which is quite close to
the
> > undeveloped hills face - mostly driven out by these blasted miners.
> >
> > Tony.
> >
>
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