Exciting news! This is the first time we've seen one of our baby rosellas. We didn't climb up to look at them this year because we didn't know how old they were, because of the Indian myna visit. If they were close to leaving they may have taken fright and flown away without their parents. They need their parents to take them to a spot and look after them for a while to survive.
Terrific Birdgirl, but what is the cord across the door for? Is it to open and close the sliding door and why? Ray
Hi Ray, I'm glad you dropped in. My husband fitted the sliding door so that when Indian mynas appear, we can slide the door closed (from the ground) and keep it closed until they go away. They are so persistent that nothing gets rid of them if they want the box. Last year I spent two days out in the backyard hosing them every time they appeared, but it didn't work, they removed the eggs anyway. The rosellas haven't seemed to mind the cord, they just brush it aside as if it was a stem or twig
Woohoo...too cute Birdgirl .... you are lucky to have them breeding in the garden, thanks for posting them and keep us up to date .
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Very clever Birdgirl, Those Mynas are certainly a problem. I am starting to get them around here now. Not too many yet but I'm sure that will change.I have a trap built and ready to go but have had no luck catching any yet.Ray
Cute As!
Those Mynas are a pain. Good on you for the box, the door and the fact that you care. :) :) :)
I was so excited to finally see one. I don't know how many we have. I'll try to get better photos - the camera wasn't ready. Tonight they were making their sawing noise when we had a thunderstorm
ps. We HATE Indian mynas and starlings and get so frustrated that we can't make them go away. Years ago we often had 2 nestings a year, in spring and autumn. If the mynas do get in we wait until they lay then remove the eggs - saves them hatching elsewhere, growing up and reproducing