I believe these birds were introduced to the old ADI site next to my suburb, which is now truly getting ripped up to make way for the 400 square-meter suburban blocks. Thanks Penrith Council and NSW Government for protecting some of the remaining 6% of endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland that is on this site. Money talks of course.
Rant aside, the emus are still visible in parts of this site, particularly near the south end along Northern Road, or past Xavier College in Ninth Avenue (and the hundreds of eastern roos).
I photographed this bird before the rape of the land began.
A wonderful pic to see. It saddens me so much that such wilful destruction of our wildlife is being allowed to continue, and now at a pace we never imagined. So many birds and animals have to die for this """progress"""??? to continue. Even humans now are being displaced so those with money can be housed along with migrants and refugees, while battling Aussies, the sick and disabled, and the elderly are being "left by the roadside" as one Liberal politician put it as if that's how its meant to be. If they are doing it to people, what hope the wildlife of Australia? Don't misunderstand, I am not against migrants and refugees settling here, but they are bringing people in without first expanding the basics like housing and education, hospitals, roads (we won't go there) etc. and doing so will eventually bring this country to its knees.
Karen
Brisbane southside.
Sorry Karen, who are the "they" that are doing it, (whatever it is?) to people?
And who and what are you talking about when you say "migrants"? I was a migrant, just like so many others, neither migrants nor refugees did then or now get any money. (we had to bring money, in 1982 it used to be $5000 per person, because you had to wait for 11 weeks before you could get any assistance). So don't use the argument of taking money away from the "Aussie battler", the opposite , we are putting money into the economy by buying houses and the like, paying taxes and employing people.
But back to the "they", who ever they are? They are "us", we are the ones that can change things. there are many ways to make a difference. You, me and everyone, "stop blaming others" , do something yourselves.
cheers from someone that came to this country as a migrant and is Australian now.
Ps: oh, one more remark, the most disadvantaged people in Australia are the Aboriginal People.
M-L
Marie-Louise
I don't think Karen's comment was accusatory and I believe she was talking about people coming here illegally unlike the way you and I did. I didn't see or read anything I would consider offensive at all.
In any case, let's focus on birds and not other matters.
......hm Akos, I will leave it at that then. (very hard for me though) I find it extremely difficult to put up with those kind of sweeping generalizations and unreflected statements. Thanks Akos , good advice , I will get off the thin ice I was walking on, in responding.
M-L
Thank you, Windhover. I wasn't even being against refugees. I feel terribly for refugees. I am against a government that brings in migrants to get their money but not putting in the services to keep all people in jobs, housed, and in good health. That is not fair to them or those that were born here. I was only comparing the mentality that seems to see people and wildlife to be manoeuvred or extinquished as they see fit, for a dollar.
There are a lot of people out there who don't seem to see there is even a problem in letting wildlife die by taking their land and food and breeding sites. They call it progress. Can you begin to imagine an Australia without emus or koalas, or even the Aborigines who are so much a part of the land itself? I am not afraid to cross horns with anyone who thinks its OK to do this.
Karen
Brisbane southside.
Wonderful shot Akos, I love the setting.
I won't get involved in the discussion because I'm too tired to make sense of what is being said
Cheers, Owen.
Nice shot Akos, and like Owen, i am afraid I just do not have the energy for the arguments that are not very relevant to the photo . I did not read anything offensive into it. M-L you know we all come on here to discuss the importance of wildlife in the larger scheme of things
Glad you have taken your chill pill 
Sunshine Coast Queensland
I have watched this happen time and time again,even the Frankston freeway bypass was rerouted through the Pines N/park to save a few bucks.
A couple of years back I watched a local industrial estate getting closer and closer to a stand of trees that was home to a pair of B/S kites and was horrified to find they going to be removed while there was young in the nest just weeks from fledging,I asked and was told they wouldn't be starting construction for at least 6-7 months so I asked if they could postpone removing the trees and explaned why, when they stopped laughing I was told to f.... off , I went nuts ! durring the loud exchange of words some of the laborers joined me.
Then four huge rough looking blokes one wearing a E.T.U tee shirt walked up and wanted to know what was going on,we told them and one said you mean those black and white hawks that hover over the padocks chasing the mice,they have a nest full up there!
They all looked up at the trees then looked at each other and one said wait here, they went and spoke to the guys I had been "talking" to (who seemed to be frightehed of them) and they all headed for the site office ,when they reappeared one was carrying a roll of red and white tape.
They walked up and one said I hope six weeks is enough, I thanked them and he responded happy to help I could watch those birds all day.
Apparently they were from two unions and work safe and had thretened to close the whole site for OH&S violations,the site manager nearly shat himself and agreed to leave the trees alone as well as clean up the site!
The trees did come down eight weeks latter and the whole family of five moved to some pine trees 300m away.
That is a beautiful story, and I am so pleased you could save those birds. I have been fighting for years to keep some iron barks and a couple of gum trees in my rented yard. I lost two of the gums but a few large ones still remain. I've seen 3 different types of birds sharing the same tree for nesting, lorikeets, peewees and butcher birds. There are just not enough trees left to go round and the crows are taking most of the larger trees (and many of the babies of the smaller birds).
Karen
Brisbane southside.