January is normally one of the wetter months in Brisbane. Up until
this morning, I have had 3 mm of rain in my back yard gauge for the
month.
It appears that the remnants of Cyclone Oswald will be doing something
to repair the rainfall deficiency. Today was overcast with
intermittent light showers. Consequently there were fewer people than
normal perambulating through the Roma St Parklands at lunch time.
A Buff-banded Rail trotted across the path in front of me as I was
passing through Colin Campbell Place. It was followed by a juvenile
BBR, so I stopped and then moved into a good spot to watch the pair
feeding in the shrubbery. At one stage the adult and youngster were
perusing opposite sides of the path, with the young one darting over
when the parent found somthing to eat.
That was nice, but I noticed additional movement - not from one of the
many water dragons that live in the gardens (and are possible
competitors for the rail's food) - but another juvenile BBR. It was
being shadowed by a second adult BBR.
It was a pleasant scene for an inner city park. For the record, the
juveniles were about half adult size and had a bit of a quail-like
appearance (undeveloped tails etc).
For the record, other species I have seen breeding in the Roma St
Parklands:
Pacific Black Duck
Dusky Moorhen
Bush Thickknee
Willie Wagtail
Peewee
Olive-backed Oriole
I'm sure others have seen additional species nesting in the park (such
as Noisy Miners), and I know there are martins breeding in the
adjacent Roma St Train Station, but that's outside of the park
boundary ...
Regards, Laurie.
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