The current issue of “Wild” magazine (July-Aug 2010, No 118) has an article by Dr Steve Van Dyck, Senior Curator of Vertebrates at the Queensland Museum.
“A number of scientists who have studied noisy miners all their lives concur that it is one of the most pugnacious, aggressive species in Eastern Australia.”
It seems they prefer open country with little understory. He suggests we should be “planting more shrubs between the power poles”.
Brian Fleming Melbourne (Takes trowel and plant pot down to the native garden) ===============================
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Hi Brian,
Thanks for raising this issue. Dr Van Dyck’s suggestion of planting shrubs in the understorey is a very wise one but I hope that people will plant locally occurring species and not the proliferation of non-local Grevilleas and bottlebrush that usually occurs. Native vines, herbs, grasses and sedges/rushes are also important.
Greg Clancy Ecologist and Birding Guide Coutts Crossing NSW http://www.birdrangers.com
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