Well the good news Natalia, is that you have recognised your
addiction at an early stage when you are seeing the bigger birds.
The better news is that there is probably no cure & soon you will be
seeing & loving the smaller birds, the spinebills, thornbills &
gerygones.
There is also the hopeless phase where you will be planning your
holidays around grasswrens & ducking down to the wetlands before work.
Welcome to your Support Group.
Chris Charles
34deg 47'30.93"S
151deg10'09.69'E
On 13/05/2007, at 4:07 PM, Natalia Atkins wrote:
Thankyou so much for taking some time out to consider my situaton, all
of you. Bless your hearts!!
Well I think I have learned my lesson. I most definately won't be
taming any more wild birds at this particlar address. I can't protect
the ones I love and I can't bear their loss when they are killed. Talk
about heartbreak!!! It sincerely feels like two beloved pets have been
slaughtered and I miss them SO much. I am steeling myself as much as I
can for the potential slaughter of the remaining 3 birds, and then
whatever else that guy can catch.
Grey butcherbirds are incredibly charming, intelligent, charismatic
little birds. I can understand that everyone has their preferences,
and some prefer the smaller seed eating breeds of birds, or something
more `pretty' like a parrot. I can only say that I know these birds as
individuals, and I have grown to love them as individuals. It wasn't a
choice I made; they chose me and I have felt blessed to have them in
my life.
Anyway, all your advice and the extra information you have provided
about the natural behaviour of these birds has helped. It hasn't been
easy to hear some of it, but nonetheless I'm listening:)
PS. The main local birdlife here in east brisbane consists of:
rainbow lorikeets (huge numbers),
Noisy minors (huge numbers)
Peaceful Doves (huge numbers)
Fig birds (huge numbers) ,
bluefaced honey eaters (small numbers) ,
red wattle birds (small numbers)
Swallows (medium numbers) ,
Tawny frogmouths (one family)
Australian crows (one family)
Magpies (one family),
Grey Butcherbirds (one family)
Collared sparrowhawk (one pair)
The `plagues' (if you want to call more than one family in area a
plague) are the noisy minors, doves, and rainbow lorikeets.
Thanks again:)
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