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Bumblebee wrote:

Unfortunately the majority of birds flying over our homes in suburbia
are sparrows, mynas and pigeons. We have quite a few Eucalypts in our
suburb however and Magpies pay us a visit for up to a week at a time.
During their stay listening to their song is a delight.
--

Chris Bee

Y'know, the people living in our area seem to have gone *mad* planting native
trees! Maybe because of the drought, maybe not. Anyway, I've noticed an amazing
increase in the numbers of native birds visiting this pretty dreary suburban
area over the past five years or so. From the ho-hum sparrows and pigeons, we've
now got about ten different honeyeaters (including Noisy Friarbirds),
pardalotes, flycatchers and more recently (yay!) a pair of Little Falcons! We've
even had a Channel Billed Cuckoo and a White Tailed Black Cockatoo squawking
along overhead!

Is it just me, or are other suburban dwellers noticing more and more native
birds coming back??? Especially the parrots?

My hope is that councils will come to understand the benefits of redressing the
'bad' stuff we've done to our localities and try to gradually put it right. I
think the informed decision to limit the influence of cats, dogs and other
domestic pet animals on wildlife is a step in the right direction. Mind you, I'm
not saying get *rid* of such animals! I'm simply asking that people think hard
about the effects they can have and try to keep their companion animals in such
a way as to minimise their damage. That sounded really A-bout-face, but y'know
what I mean?

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia