All this is a reminder of the occasion when a previous Lord Mayor of
Brisbane retained a raptor keeper to scare away the White Ibis from
city gardens.
The Raptors (including a wedgie) put on a wonderful show, the crowds
cheered and the Ibis flew off in haste. alas, the nest morning the
Ibis were back feeding on rubbish left by careless citizens.
The raptors were returned and again the ibis left. This went on for
some weeks (At great expense, no doubt) until the Ibis failed to
return next morning.
Success? You decide.
A few weeks later the Ibis began to return.
i doubt if they are back in as great numbers as previously but the
council did have a great campaign to encourage people to letter less
which may have helped.
On the Raptors used.
The birds used were from a private collection and were stated to be
recovered birds that were unfit to be returned to the wild. They were
fit enough for the private collector to put them to work chasing
"pest" birds and I have heard that they are used in TV productions
etc. I am in no position to judge if the birds are able or not to be
set free.
Peter
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