Finally tracked this Owlet down. A new Powerful Owlet in a Brisbane Reserve not previously known to contain Powerful Owls. I think I may also have the nest hollow nailed as well. Interestingly, Noisy Miners started mobbing the hollow while I was watching. Perhaps they remember when Owls were in it?
Please excuse the terrible photo. Shot 20 minutes after sunset at ISO 32,000 and at 1/40s handheld 600mm its a miracle you can see anything.
Dude, it's better than 99.9% of us would do. Plus you found more about the owlet and a hollow!
What a magnificent bird.
Noisy miners will mob a stick if they think it looked at them the wrong way. Mind you, they pointed out this red belly tangled in a fishing net that I was able to save.
They are good for something. And good job on the RBBS, they are such beautiful snakes.
So very beautiful 🦋
noisy miners are so aggressive and displace other native avian populations
And we make such good environments for them in our cities and parks.
totally and they are brilliant at exploiting any ecological niche to their own benefit
Where there are large populations of noisy miners and rainbow lorikeets ( another psychopathic bird ), Indian mynas are unable to build up large populations. So it isn't a zero sum game.
yes but these also push out shy small birds .finches wrens etc
Yes they do even though a number of smaller birds eat the insects that damage the miners food trees. However the biggest problem the smaller birds have is the modification of the landscape by the hairless apes. In particular the lack of shrubs, long grass and other cover that the birds need.
totally one reason for so many bin chickens in suburbia .and bush turkeys too i have them visit regularly