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Nesting Red Wattlebird

Subject: Nesting Red Wattlebird
From: "Evan Beaver" <>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:43:02 +1000
In my experience they've done quite well in inner western Sydney as well.
Their familiar 'bark' around nesting time each year being heard around most
streets.
Evan

On 6/21/06, Greg Oakley <> wrote:

Hi all,
An interesting observation this morning - testimony to how successfully
Red
Wattlebird has adapted to urbanisation.... I was just stranded in heavy
traffic on busy Dandenong Road (4 lanes) in St Kilda East (Melbourne) and
happened to look up and notice a pair of Red Wattlebirds adding the
finishing touches to a nest in a large Liquid Amber (devoid of leaves). It
was 5 degrees, middle of winter...
A strange sight to see this lone bundle of twigs in the middle of a large
bare tree....
As a Melbournite its obvious how common Red Wattlebird is in this city -
but
they have probably even surpassed introduced pests like Indian Mynah and
House Sparrow in the agressive adaptation stakes!
Cheers,
Greg


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