Hi, I have been following this thread on birding-aus but have not had an opportunity to visit the area. Perhaps the road sides provide canola and other seeds plus stones suitable for gizzard grinding. Canola seed must be widely available in crops and many roadsides but the concomitant presence of many stones suitable for ingestion may determine optimal feeding sites. Cheers, Peter Thomson ===============================
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You could claim them on your tax, if you were a pro:-)
Carl Clifford
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Thanks Ross! I’m not sure that my addiction to expensive gadgets would cope with going pro though!
Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria
Mate, those photos are good… Have you considered taking it up professionally? :-p
Update on malleefowl crops. A roadkill bird that was dissected on behalf of Parks Victoria contained only canola seeds and a tiny fragment of a native plant leaf.
I have published some photos of the Malleefowl (and a few other species) on my SmugMug site:
http://paul.angrybluecat.com/Trips-and-Locations/2013/Victorian-Mallee-Apr-2 013
Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria
Early on this thread there was a post about an investigation of a road killed Mallee Fowl that had only native vegetation in its digestive system.
The canola story, while convincing, is not definite.
Cheers
David
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