Painted's still breeding

[Mickp]

was removing nests from the aviary for cleaning before spring when I found 5 newly fledged birds hiding under a feathergrass plant.
didnt think these guys were nesting as they had eased up on the mealworms and greenfood.
surprises like this are always nice to find

[Pete Sara]

mine have built there 6th nest this winter ... anew one every two weeks...pete

[Will_36]

Mine have got 4 nests on the go. They just won't stop building.
I have no live food out at the moment to rest them but they won't stop.
Well done Mick that was a nice surprise.
Have you been feeding them live food all through the winter?

[gomer]

doing well mick.have you been getting above average rainfall ?

[Mickp]

live food has been available all winter, about half of what I would provide during summer.

have had more rain in the last two months than for the previous 12 months

[Page0044]

Congrats on the painteds Mick well done

[Mickp]

just noticed today that two other pairs of painteds have started nest building. along with ruddies & orange breasts

[gomer]

They like to breed after rain.

[Mickp]

in that case then my water bill may go up, might turn on the overhead sprinkler system every couple of months

[Will_36]

We had above rainfall in August.