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Dear birders
As Hanzab so far hasn't got as far as Magpie Larks,
can anyone give me details on when Magpie Larks moult and regrow their
primaries.
Reason is that a female ML has arrived on my back
deck, very obviously used to people and, quickly establishing that I have a
supply of raw meat and cake handy, is demanding to be fed in a loud voice after
only 12 hours residence. I thought at first she had damaged a wing but on
catching her I saw she had her left wing primaries cut to 2-3cm long so cannot
fly except to jump up to about a metre or two, or plane down from deck to back
yard where she is harassed by the local Aust. Magpie family and then hides under
the deck where she is in danger from my cat as well as two locals. My cat is
being kept under tight control at the moment but that cannot continue without
risks so if the moult is to too far ahead, I shall have to give her to a Wires
person until she can fly.
At the moment she screams blue murder if in any
danger, and slightly less blue murder when hungry. Incidentally it's pouring
with rain in Gloucester, NSW today.
Any info would be appreciated.
And what idiot would do such a thing as to cut the
primaries of a common small bird.
Thanks
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