Around Perth, Carnabys Black Cockatoos have become so dependent upon the
Gnangara Pine plantations as a food source that they have become the
subject of conservation efforts to preserve them. (They are being
removed in an effort to cut down on water removal by the trees from the
Gnangara Water Mound, a major source of underground water for Perth)
Andrew
On 5/08/2015 6:04 AM, Kim Sterelny wrote:
> I have certainly seen sulphur crested cockatoos in the pine belts aound
> Canberra tearing away at cones; I would guess the larger black cockatoos have
> the physical and manipulative capacities to do the same. King parrots do not
> seem to; there are many small flocks of these in Canberra at the moment, but
> they are eating fallen acorns
>
> Kim
>
>
> Kim Sterelny, School of Philosophy, Research School of the Social Sciences,
> Australian National University, Acton, 0200, ACT, Australia
> or
>
> 61-(0)2-6125-2886
>
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> From: Birding-Aus <> on behalf of Peter
> Shute <>
> Sent: Wednesday, 5 August 2015 7:45 AM
> To: 'David Clark'
> Cc: birding-aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Emus and Pines
>
> Are there any Australian birds that use pine plantations for anything other
> than refuge? The few times I've bothered birding in them, birds have been
> almost totally absent. I made a morning recording on one, and captured only
> distant calls.
>
> Peter Shute
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Birding-Aus
>> On Behalf Of David Clark
>> Sent: Tuesday, 4 August 2015 8:20 PM
>> To: Geoff Ryan
>> Cc: birding-aus
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Emus and Pines
>>
>> Geoff
>>
>> Emus are quite common in the coastal area west of Portland
>> right through to the Murray mouth. However, I suspect that
>> the pines (and they are *Pinus
>> radiata*) are only used as a refuge. The generally wide
>> areas between the plantations and roads provide forage but
>> there would be slim pickings for emus in the plantations themselves.
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