For what it's worth, I recall a friend here in Brisbane who collected a
termite nest from a tree in the bush and mounted it in a tree in his
suburban garden. Had kingfishers nesting in it for a number of years.
He said that one essential is to mount the termite nest on a solid wooden
backing. The birds will tunnel in until they hit something solid
(tree-trunk out in the bush) before making the nesting chamber. If they can
tunnel right through, they will abandon the project.
That was about 40 years ago. Might be a about as hard to find a termites
nest these days as to find an old gumtree. Easier to bring home, though, if
you do.
Cheers
Syd
> From: "Chris Corben" <>
> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:36:35 -0500
> To: "Birding-aus" <>
> Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Killer Kingfisher
>
>> Does anyone know of a good nesting box design for SKF ?
>
> Yes, it's called a large, old gum tree. Used to be a common and very
> productive habitat, but now rapidly headed for extinction. Most Australians
> have never seen one, though they think they have. Mostly seen as fragments
> in photos on the walls of old pubs and forestry offices.
>
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