I think you just answered my question thanks Charles!
I noticed yesterday that one of "my" Brush Turkeys seemed to have a nice bright
yellow wattle for the first time. Is this the normal time for them to start
their breeding cycle?
I personally love having them come around our backyard. I get my young kids
excited when they can see them - my 4 year old came running in to get me
yesterday when one was on our back deck! She was thrilled. Great way to
encourage kids to be interested in birds - show them the really big slow moving
ones!
Cheers
Dave Stowe
On 25/07/2011, at 12:05 PM, Charles Hunter wrote:
The Brush Turkey's at Pearl Beach on the NSW Central Coast are very active,
rebuilding their mounds.
The male dewlap's are growing and becoming brighter.
There are several mounds in backyards around Pearl Beach and most residents put
up with their antics.
The bandicoots seem to make more mess in our backyard.
Having seen several large feral cats in the surrounding bush I actually wonder
how any of these ground dwelling species survive!
Cheers,
Charles Hunter
From: Marie Tarrant <>
To: Greg Roberts <>
Cc:
Sent: Monday, 25 July 2011 11:46 AM
Subject: brush turkeys
We've had a marauding gang of around 4-6 Brush turkeys for a year or two
now - they don't seem to be interested in mound building (thankfully) but
just arrive early mornings and late afternoons, strut around the yard a bit,
have a few half-hearted territorial disputes amongst themselves and then
settle down to 'roost' for the night, high in the branches of the gums
around the house.
Marie Tarrant
Kobble Creek
On 25 July 2011 06:35, Greg Roberts <> wrote:
> What to do about the damage to gardens caused by Australian Brush-Turkeys
> building their mounds? It's great to have the birds around, but they can do
> some serious wrecking. I initiated a discussion on Facebook about this and
> someone came up with the novel solution of placing a large mirror next to
> the mound. It works. The bird is agitated with the mirror for a day or two,
> then it quits the mound. See here:
> <
> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/2011/07/brush-turkeys-in-your-garden
> .html>
>
> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/2011/07/brush-turkeys-in-your-garden.
> html.
>
> Greg Roberts
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