I believe boreal conifer forests in Northern Hemisphere have a
considerable bird fauna. According to the books, the huge grouse
species the Capercaillie eats pine sprouts. Time to open a European
field guide.
Anthea Fleming
On 5/08/2015 2:15 PM, Roger Giller wrote:
> What is the situation in the northern hemisphere, with their very extensive
> natural pine forests? Are they as sterile as our plantations of introduced
> pines are, with low species diversity and numbers, or have the birds
> co-evolved with the pines?
>
> Roger Giller.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
> Greg and Val Clancy
> Sent: Wednesday, 5 August 2015 11:41 AM
> To: brian fleming; Peter Shute;
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Emus and Pines and YTBCs
>
> I have observed Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos feeding on fallen Macadamia
> and Pecan Nuts on the ground in South Grafton but his is unusual.
>
> We must not forget that no matter how much bird habitat introduced pines
> provide, and this would appear to be very limited, they are no substitute
> for the local natural vegetation.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Greg
> Dr Greg. P. Clancy
> Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brian fleming
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 10:19 AM
> To: Peter Shute ;
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Emus and Pines and YTBCs
>
>> Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos love seeds from pine-cones. When/Pinus
>> radiata/ plantations first became mature and FCV workers wanted to
>> collect seed for more plantings, they found YTBCs were attacking the cones
>> and threatened to start shooting them. Then they found that 1)the cockies
>> tended to drop the cones after eating a few seeds from the tops, and 2)
>> the cockies were much better judges of the ripeness of the seeds than the
>> men were. So the men picked up the fallen, slightly bitten coneas and
>> everyone was happy.
> I notice that cones found under the local trees seem to have been
> completely chewed to pieces, but the culprits are Sulphur-crested
> Cockatoos which will feed on the ground. I have never seen YTBCs on the
> ground
>
> Anthea Fleming
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