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| A family of Australian Wood Ducks (Chenonetta jubata) enjoying the Treasury Gardens |
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| A female Magpie Lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) collecting mud for nest building. |
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| Red Wattle Bird (Anthochaera carunculata) perched on a Gymea Lily |
On my search for the 50 Mali statues I found this rather utilitarian looking pigeon keep.
I wondered why it would be there. Turned out to be part of Melbourne's pigeon management strategy. Pigeons are often a problem worldwide of course. In Paris. In Sydney. And in Melbourne.
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| Quite clever I think, better than trying to poison them or catch them. |
Lorikeets appear to have taken over Melbourne CBD in recent years. Their noisy squeakings were everywhere. I didn't remember them as so prominent. Turns out I was right, they've moved back in increasing numbers.
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| Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) |
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| Speckled Dove (Streptopelia Chinensis) |
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| White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus) |
Quite a good bit of biodiversity for a city I think. Of course I haven't shown you sparrows, sea gulls, magpies, or Indian mynas which were also all over the place.
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18 comments:
Happy to see the return of the rainbow lorikeet.
Is that one of the benefits of the pigeon management do you think?
I enjoy seeing birds from other parts of the world.
I didn't think pigeons could be managed. It's a good idea if it works. I wonder how long it will take them to catch on to the artificial egg strategy.
These birds are gorgeous. I love the magpie chick the best.
It's like she's saying, "This is NOT a rental! This is all ME!"
This is what Darwin gave me!"
Such pretty birds you have there in Australia! I especially like that rainbow lorikeet.
Beautiful Birds :D Such diversity.
Great shots of birds I'll probably never get to see in person. Our zoo has a habitat for lorikeets and people can walk through and feed them. They divebomb my head when I walk through. Here's Mine
Love the rainbow lorikeet...and the red wattle bird on the lily looks like art.
Thanks for sharing...and here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST
Those are all so pretty! That is a creative way to do deal with the pigeon problem. I wonder if it will catch on elsewhere.
Love the last photo.
Lovely birds, and I kind of like the big pigeon house too. Skyscraper for birds.
Nice captures and interesting pigeon house♫♪
I'm actually a fan of that pigeon keep...I like how it looks. My favorite picture is the one of Red Wattle bird in the lilly. Beautiful!
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What a lovely collection of birds - and the pigeon keep is very eye-catching! http://goo.gl/W9O2Z
Loved the pictures!
Here is my Saturday Snapshot post!
Beautiful birds! Your doves are different from our mourning doves here in the States! So interesting to see how bird varieties differ from continent to continent! Thanks for the treat!
Great bird shots! I've only seen lorikeets at the zoo. I loved learning about the pigeon management project -- hope it works!
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That lorikeet is quite bright. Melbourne is such a fun city-except for its constantly changing weather.
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