Hi Folks,
Our Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher have had mixed breeding success
this season with breeding starting 4-5 weeks later than normal due to
the dry "Wet Season". Initially there were eight termite mounds dug for
nesting in, but one was not used, leaving seven nests which were
occupied. The fledging time was for the chicks was interesting with 1
nest 26 days, 1 nest 27 days, 2 nests 29 days and 2 nests 31 days, 1
nest failed after birds were sitting on eggs. Two of the nests were over
the recorded length of fledging (Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and
Antarctic Birds - HANZAB), of 29 days; one of these nests had a bird in
pin feathers leave it after 31 days but it was at a stage it should have
been after about 15 days. More information and a picture of this chick
can be found on our blog site
http://kingfisherparkbirdwatchers.blogspot.com/ .
cheers,
Keith & Lindsay.
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Keith & Lindsay Fisher
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge
RN 6 Mt. Kooyong Road
Julatten QLD 4871
Ph : (07) 4094 1263
Web Site: www.birdwatchers.com.au
Blog: http://kingfisherparkbirdwatchers.blogspot.com/
Winner: Wet Tropics 2010 Cassowary Award for Nature Based Tourism
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