Does anyone have any details about the Tasmanian campaign for safe rings, and
the person who ran it?
Peter Shute
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From: Fiona Anderson
Sent: Thursday, 20 November 2008 10:40 AM
To: Peter Shute; Birding Aus
Subject: Bird with Red bottletop around beak/head identified
I do likewise and agree it is a pain to have togo and get the scissors. If cap
design can be done in Tasmania, why not in the rest of the country. It would be
a great step forwards.
Fiona
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> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:30:21 +1100
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Bird with Red bottletop around beak/head identified
>
> wrote on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 10:13
> PM:
>
> > --- On Wed, 11/19/08, Peter Shute <> wrote:
> >> I wonder if it would be possible to try to photograph this bird and
> >> send a photo to the relevent manufacturer, if they can be identified.
> >
> > If the bottle cap ring is red plastic, it's probably
> > Coca-cola. No change of getting them to change colours, but
> > maybe they would change the cap design?
>
> Some milk bottles also have a red ring, but much bigger, of course.
>
> I'm wondering where the most likely place is for birds to find these rings.
> Discarded on the street, or at tips?
>
> I've been cutting all mine, on the assumption that my rubbish will be rumaged
> through at the tip by seagulls, ibis and pelicans. I'd appreciate it if they
> at least put a little nick in them so I can break them by hand without having
> to find scissors.
>
> Peter Shute==========www.birding-aus.org
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