The apple was not eaten quite as quickly as I thought. I re-viewed the episode and discovered that the female Bowerbird grabbed what was left and pushed it overboard!
I made a short video of Mr Stick's arrival - right after he displaced the Currawong and began eating the apple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liZrhwE7mT8&feature=emb_logo
Al's birdbath has been a 'magnet' to a variety of birds over the last couple of days. With the drought conditions, the birds are visiting often!
Yesterday a rosella came, and again today:
Today looked like a replica of yesterday's pose! He didn't linger for long on either visit.
Just in time for Christmas, the King Parrot arrived, and didn't stay long either:
The currawongs came often - and splashed!
And a Peewee
A Spotted Dove
And the sweet little Red-Browed Finches
More birds are coming to Al's birdbath. Yesterday we saw a King Parrot again:
Today when the Lorikeets came to bathe I noticed a different coloured bird waiting on the ground in the background:
After they left, the visitor came in for a bathe and a drink!
It was the Eastern Rosella who'd been seen around the day before!
Shortly after that, the PeeWee showed up:
Bathtime!
The Rosella, above, loves bathing and drinking at Al's birdbath (Jan 3)
It is proving very popular this morning! (Jan 4) The Rosella shared the birdbath for a moment with a Bowerbird, then a whole family of Lorikeets had fun splashing.
Lovely surprise visit from 'Mr. Stick' to the new cam location - under the aviary. He was interested in the seed Al had spread there.
He's looking healthy - love his shiny colouring!
I have been trying to keep track of Mr. Stick's visits throughout the year since my previous post.
Here he is on Feb 17, 20
And again on Feb 27, 20
March 4, 20
March 9 & 10 he seems to have a female companion
I didn't see him again until July 21
He was looking fabulous - very sleek and shiny
Most recently, he was seen in August and now, currently in September. The stick is protruding less these days, and is barely visible from the back.
August 27, 20
August 29 - he loved the pear!
Here he is, below, on September 3
and September 5
You can see the stick no longer protrudes on his back.
It's time to get this topic back on track, now that we are currently streaming just two cams
We have been seeing 3 lorikeets coming to Al's feeder - a family group, parents and offspring!
Yesterday 2 were dining while one bathed.
And we saw a female Bowerbird today:
I'm hoping that we'll be seeing 'Mr. Stick' again before too long.
The red-browed finches are still regulars - such cheerful little birds!
Wet Lories.
Tawny Frogmouth.
Eastern Spinebill.
A couple of Kookaburras.
King Parrot.