In our area (rural residential near Canberra) there has also been an
outbreak of drowning. The issue was thought to be where people use baths
as horse troughs and the birds slip on the enamelled sides and then drown.
The solution was to put chook on the sides of the bath so the birds can get
a grip.
Martin
Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
On 16 February 2018 at 09:00, Andrew Thelander <>
wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I hope you all saw Del Richards’ invention on landline recently:
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-05-29/floating-
> bird-island-invention-keeps-feathered-friends-safe/8568236 <
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-05-29/floating-
> bird-island-invention-keeps-feathered-friends-safe/8568236>
>
> Maybe you should try something like this!
>
> Regards
> Andrew
>
>
>
> > On 16 Feb 2018, at 7:55 am, michael hunter <>
> wrote:
> >
> > Paul,
> >
> > Sydney, particularly in the West, has been so dry and hot that
> plant growth with its associated bird feed including insects has bee
> exceptionally scarce and birds are dying of starvation, often near water
> in my experience when it has been very hot. Miners often dive onto water
> to bathe and scoop up up a drink, possibly are just too weak to fly out
> again.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Michael
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