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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    Looks like a wattle bird. I saved one from certain death from a Currawong. I made a nest from my hard hat and it stayed there until the parents found it.
    Yes they are bloody agressive birds too. My cat can't go anywhere out side without being attacked. He just ignores them now.
    Watching the wattle birds chase crows is funny.
    Seems to me they are territorial birds too. We have the same two which pretty much fly from corner to corner of our block.

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    It's a noisy miner. Few of them around here atm. I couldn't see many of them in Melbourne outer east when I first moved in, but there are few now. I didn't see them in Melbourne outer north either, but there may be some now. They may be recovering there numbers here eastern part of the country.
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    Yeah it is too now looking at the pic on a screen and not a phone. The distinct yellow behind the eye...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    Yeah it is too now looking at the pic on a screen and not a phone. The distinct yellow behind the eye...
    Do you see them in your neck of the woods mate(Eltham?)?
    I've never seen them in Bundoora, Mill Park area back then, but I may be wrong about that.
    Indian Minahs are everywhere on the other hand.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GQtdauto View Post
    Not much of a feed in them Dom unless you get a few , try wires or drop it off at a vet .
    Either that or put it back in the area you found it the parents are very protective of their young .
    Aren't indian Minors classed as ferral ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by threedogs View Post
    Aren't indian Minors classed as ferral ??
    The Indian minor is a gazetted pest, and the Noisy minor is a protected native. The Indian Minor (PEST) is the dark chocolate colour bird, and the noisey minor is a light grey.

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    Quote Originally Posted by threedogs View Post
    Aren't indian Minors classed as ferral ??
    They are. I think @GQtdauto was talking about the native noisy miner, the one I picked up from the front lawn as in the OP picture. Apparently they quite abundant(the native noisy miner) in Queensland, according to the folks from there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by threedogs View Post
    Aren't indian Minors classed as ferral ??
    Yes, well, as far as the locals are concerned anyway... thats why the pressure is on Gov't to change the 457 Visa rules.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dom14 View Post
    Do you see them in your neck of the woods mate(Eltham?)?
    I've never seen them in Bundoora, Mill Park area back then, but I may be wrong about that.
    Indian Minahs are everywhere on the other hand.
    Yeah I was watching maybe five of them this afternoon in my back yard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the evil twin View Post
    Yes, well, as far as the locals are concerned anyway... thats why the pressure is on Gov't to change the 457 Visa rules.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    Yeah I was watching maybe five of them this afternoon in my back yard.
    That's good news. Not too long ago, I was believing the Indian Minahs were rapidly replacing them.
    Looks like local noisy miners have been making a small comeback around here.
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