Australian Birds

[Vancouver]

Burnaby Lake. Where do you live again Gaon?

[Gaon]

Burnaby Lake. Where do you live again Gaon?

North Surrey.

[Bricktop]

Stunning pics.

[Anonymous]

Saw this eagle today. I think it's a golden eagle?

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Soectacular TheVancouverGuy.

 

[caskur]

We live next to some native bushland, where at some time many years ago, an optimistic farmer thought he would try his hand at growing almonds.



They grow very well in Australia.



However, he could never harvest a crop and abandoned the grove. It remains to this day just over our back fence. And to this day, we never harvest one single kernel. Not one.



Here's why.



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The corellas are scarfing the lot. Every one, on about 50 trees all up.



You want corellas, Canucks...take as many as you want. The damn things will eat all your shit.

And now look what you have... dead birds... almonds are no good for our cockies. Trust me on this one...



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[Anonymous]

They're being poisoned.

 

[Bricktop]

Not by almonds.



However, unscrupulous and nefarious growers have, in the past, resorted to bait poisons to stop birds eating their crops.



It is highly illegal and comes with a gaol sentence.

[caskur]

They're being poisoned.

 

Farmers have always treated our continent like they had the right to destroy it.... everything native is considered a pest... the trees, the birds, the animals...



I'm actually quite mentally warped about it these days... I shake with anger about  the greed that swept Australia.

[caskur]

Not by almonds.



However, unscrupulous and nefarious growers have, in the past, resorted to bait poisons to stop birds eating their crops.



It is highly illegal and comes with a gaol sentence.

When I was young I rented a place in Bicton where I came from. It had an almond tree. Two Twenty Eight Parots (ringnecks) were eating them.... then I found them dead... one at a time..





In Bicton where my mum lived, she also had an almond tree that the Ringnecks used to eat and SHE found dead Twenty Eights (ringnecks) in her yard.





I do not trust almond trees. Almonds contain arsenic apparently and humans should not eat too many either. A vegetarian is advised no more than 12 a day.

[Bricktop]

They're being poisoned.

 

Farmers have always treated our continent like they had the right to destroy it.... everything native is considered a pest... the trees, the birds, the animals...



I'm actually quite mentally warped about it these days... I shake with anger about  the greed that swept Australia.

I understand how you feel.



Australians stand up sanctimoniously when nations in South America, Asia, North America and elsewhere clear land for agriculture, seemingly ignorant of the fact that the Australian settlers and colonists cleared millions of acres of natural bushland with nary a care for the consequences and the permanent damage it has caused this country.

[caskur]

Exactly. I got into trouble stating my truthful opinions on twitter and facebook.



No one wants to say anything that might hurt the farmers feelers.





Some idiot farmer confessed to murdering at least 400 wedgetailed eagles.





Then I had another NSW farmer on my public fb take offense over what I said, gave me a lecture and flounced....lol... Too bad really, he's a great photographer. He reckons my attitude is political...







From the oceans to the desert, they ripped out the trees and native plants, the very thing that cooled our continent and attracted rain and now we have worse floods and droughts than ever before....



Say anything to an Aussie on fb and it's like the precious petals faint out of fear.





I'm really glad I got my e-apprenticeship on tough old flame groups.

[Anonymous]

They're being poisoned.

 

Farmers have always treated our continent like they had the right to destroy it.... everything native is considered a pest... the trees, the birds, the animals...



I'm actually quite mentally warped about it these days... I shake with anger about  the greed that swept Australia.

Are farmers the culprits who are poisoning parrots?

[Anonymous]

Exactly. I got into trouble stating my truthful opinions on twitter and facebook.



No one wants to say anything that might hurt the farmers feelers.





Some idiot farmer confessed to murdering at least 400 wedgetailed eagles.





Then I had another NSW farmer on my public fb take offense over what I said, gave me a lecture and flounced....lol... Too bad really, he's a great photographer. He reckons my attitude is political...







From the oceans to the desert, they ripped out the trees and native plants, the very thing that cooled our continent and attracted rain and now we have worse floods and droughts than ever before....



Say anything to an Aussie on fb and it's like the precious petals faint out of fear.





I'm really glad I got my e-apprenticeship on tough old flame groups.

 

[caskur]

They're being poisoned.

 

Farmers have always treated our continent like they had the right to destroy it.... everything native is considered a pest... the trees, the birds, the animals...



I'm actually quite mentally warped about it these days... I shake with anger about  the greed that swept Australia.

Are farmers the culprits who are poisoning parrots?

Yes, they shoot them and poison them. They don't want birds shitting over their crops.

[Anonymous]

They're being poisoned.

 

Farmers have always treated our continent like they had the right to destroy it.... everything native is considered a pest... the trees, the birds, the animals...



I'm actually quite mentally warped about it these days... I shake with anger about  the greed that swept Australia.

Are farmers the culprits who are poisoning parrots?

Yes, they shoot them and poison them. They don't want birds shitting over their crops.

I hope they are charged by the police.