Some time ago I told you how I witnessed the fight between a Wattlebird and Indian Myna resulting in the death f the Myna.......well I have just witnessed a Wattlebird (maybe the same one) viciously & repeatingly attacking 3 Magpies.
The lower part of our backyard is occupied by a number of Bottlebrush trees that the Wattlebirds love.......could they be becoming aggressive because they consider this to be their territory?
Kay
Possibly but I would suggest they are nesting and chasing the magpies away from their nests.
See Yez
Trev
Sorry, there was an error in my last post, just checking if this is working.
Do you know if it's a red wattlebird, little wattlebird etc. thought you might wanna hear this about the red wattlebird.
From the BiBY red wattlebird 'Did You Know'
The Red Wattlebird is the second largest honeyeater in Australia (the Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird is the largest). They can display domineering and often aggressive behaviour towards other birds intruding on their territory.
From the BiBY red wattlebird 'Habitat'
The Red Wattlebird occurs in forests, woodlands and gardens, where it aggressively protects food-bearing plants from other honeyeater species.
Hope you find this useful, Amateur.
It was.....and still is a red wattlebird.....but it seems more reluctant to take on the Rainbow Lorikeets who chase me all around the backyard.....AND Im not feeding them.....
Why do some birds take to humans and not others?
Cheers
Kay
Birds are like anything else in my experience. Generalisations about different species are only a guide and individuals will vary within any species. I believe an individual will react differently on different days as well. All part of the fun of wildlife.
See Yez
Trev
Interesting question Echidna, I don't know but some birds seem more approachable then others. For example, I find Magpie-larks all over the place extremely easy to approach before they fly away, unlike Indian Mynas and Native Mynas which fly away as soon as you come within 10 metres of them. Birds I find are almost always extremely easy to get close to are Rainbow Lorikeets, Pee-wees, Magpies, king parrots and some birds hard to approach are: Indian + Native Myna, Superb Fairy Wrens, Red Whiskered Bulbuls, House Sparrows and so on. Maybe is it becasue they're smaller birds?
I decided to give in as they attacked (lol) me for the watermelon I was eating