I suspect Noisy Friarbirds are made of sterner stuff. Has anyone ever
seen Noisy Miners get the better of a Noisy Friarbird?
Regards, Laurie.
On 23/10/2011, at 11:20 AM, brian fleming wrote:
On the Main Yarra Trail beside the Banyule oval, very close to the
Banyule Billabong, we were watching Noisy Miners in a flowering
Ironbark. A group were on the ground on the far side of the fence
apparently fighting - then we saw they had a Red Wattlebird flat on
its back, under savage attack. Four or five Miners were standing on
it and pecking at its throat, head and breast - we were surprised to
see the Wattlebird break loose and fly away apparently intact.
Seen by a group participating in Banyule Council's 'Breakfast with
the Birds' walks at about 8.00 a.m.
Walkers in the area should note that today there is a football-sized
Honeybee swarm on an eastern branch of the large Eucalypt on the
billabong bank, near the stile.
Anthea Fleming
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