Bird tails
1. Got back from a walk to the shops to hear a very angry squawking coming from the clothesline. Two galahs with their crests erect, sitting up tall at the feeder, not feeding. And my neighbour's white cat sitting on a pile of bricks about 5m away.
2. The cat wears a collar with a bell attached, so you can hear her coming. Three pigeons pecking at leftover seed on the ground, and I hear the bell of the cat. The pigeons didn't, and got a hell of a fright when the cat comes screaming around the corner and launches itself into the air after them. Heh heh.
3. Pecking order. The species don't mix - one species will either drive another away, or wait until they've finished.
* one galah beats two crimson rosellas
* male rosella beats female rosella
* two lorikeets beat two galahs
* two lorikeets beat one king parrot
* any parrot beats any number of pigeons
The rosellas are funny - there's one pair that visits every evening. They'll sit together at the feeder for about 5 minutes, then the male will walk across the table and chase the female off. I guess she told him to wipe his beak, or something...
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