http://for-the-birds.info/blog/2008/06/10/wild-bird-houses-bring-energy-to-the-garden/ Birds, backyard birding, bird news, and more things aviary Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:33:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://for-the-birds.info/blog/2008/06/10/wild-bird-houses-bring-energy-to-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Birds North America - BirdsNorthAmerica Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:16:50 +0000 http://for-the-birds.info/blog/2008/06/10/wild-bird-houses-bring-energy-to-the-garden/#comment-42 Occasionally a mob of emu can been seen foraging, mostly one or two adults (males?) with groups of well-grown young in tow. At one point a huge, very dark Wedge-tailed eagle stares down at me from one of the few taller trees in the area. As I get closer it takes to wing with slow, heavy wing beats but quickly begins to glide and soar with consummate ease. Small groups of Major Mitchell Cockatoos provide beautiful colours in whites and pinks as they fly up from their feasting on the large melons that grow in clumps out here. Galahs are also to be seen at these melons from time to time. Such beauty in the birds provides a welcome contrast to the subdued tones of mallee and saltbush that colour the whole area. Occasionally a mob of emu can been seen foraging, mostly one or two adults (males?) with groups of well-grown young in tow. At one point a huge, very dark Wedge-tailed eagle stares down at me from one of the few taller trees in the area. As I get closer it takes to wing with slow, heavy wing beats but quickly begins to glide and soar with consummate ease. Small groups of Major Mitchell Cockatoos provide beautiful colours in whites and pinks as they fly up from their feasting on the large melons that grow in clumps out here. Galahs are also to be seen at these melons from time to time. Such beauty in the birds provides a welcome contrast to the subdued tones of mallee and saltbush that colour the whole area.

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