Dead Birds falling out of trees

[Carl Clifford <>]

Hi Sandra,

Sounds like the effects of hypothermia, brought about by the birds  
getting thoroughly soaked. It probably been exacerbated by lack of  
food, as I imagine life has been hard for ground feeders in that area  
for a while, due to the extended wet conditions.
Carl Clifford


On 11/01/2011, at 9:12 PM, Graeme Gallienne wrote:





Hi all,



My daughter lives at Lowood in the Lockyer Valley.  Today she had over  
370mm
of rain and her property is totally isolated but not flooded.  She  
reported
that the birds at her place are falling out of the trees dead, the  
birds she
mentioned were Crested Pigeons, Noisy Miners and Magpies.  Is this a  
common
phenomenon in periods of torrential rain?  I also live in South East
Queensland and have experienced many instances of torrential rain  
(although
not quite as heavy as today's) but have not seen birds die in any large
numbers.



Look forward to your comments.



Cheers,

Sandra Gallienne







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