The concrete heart of a city is an unfriendly place for most bird
species - relatively few species (other than Rock Pigeons who are in
their element) venture across the bitumen from the CBD fringe parks
into the high rise precinct. Silver Gulls, Peregrines, Torresian
Crows, Pied Currawongs, White Ibis and Welcome Swallows are exceptions
in Brisbane.
What I find interesting are the birds that come to the very edge of
the concrete jungle. At lunchtime today I noticed a Bush Thickknee
camped beside the footpath running along Turbot St [northern edge of
the CBD]. As I rode along the cycle path beneath the Riverside
Expressway this afternoon, I noticed an intermediate morph Mangrove
Bittern near the Queens St Bridge. Again, it was only a few metres
from the concrete. It was very tame and didn't mind my presence - I
must say that I had never noticed the burnt orange leg colour before.
It was also the first time I'd seen one standing beside a Silver Gull
- and realised that it was virtually the same size as the gull.
These aren't species you'd expect to find in a concrete environment
and so it is interesting to me that they will come right to the edge
of it.
Regards, Laurie.
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