January is normally one of the wetter months in Brisbane. Up until this morning, I have had 3 mm of rain in my back yard gauge for the month.
It appears that the remnants of Cyclone Oswald will be doing something to repair the rainfall deficiency. Today was overcast with intermittent light showers. Consequently there were fewer people than normal perambulating through the Roma St Parklands at lunch time.
A Buff-banded Rail trotted across the path in front of me as I was passing through Colin Campbell Place. It was followed by a juvenile BBR, so I stopped and then moved into a good spot to watch the pair feeding in the shrubbery. At one stage the adult and youngster were perusing opposite sides of the path, with the young one darting over when the parent found somthing to eat.
That was nice, but I noticed additional movement – not from one of the many water dragons that live in the gardens (and are possible competitors for the rail’s food) – but another juvenile BBR. It was being shadowed by a second adult BBR.
It was a pleasant scene for an inner city park. For the record, the juveniles were about half adult size and had a bit of a quail-like appearance (undeveloped tails etc).
For the record, other species I have seen breeding in the Roma St Parklands:
Pacific Black Duck Dusky Moorhen Bush Thickknee Willie Wagtail Peewee Olive-backed Oriole
I’m sure others have seen additional species nesting in the park (such as Noisy Miners), and I know there are martins breeding in the adjacent Roma St Train Station, but that’s outside of the park boundary …
Regards, Laurie. ===============================
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