Biological control for Mickey birds and Butcher Birds

[Trilobite]

Hi all, trialling a new biological control system for Mickey Birds and Buthcer Birds around the avairy . He chooses this location most days to sun himself and to conduct his head bobbing to attract a mate. Avairy members dont seem to worry about him.

[jusdeb]

What an awesome sight .

Just one thing to maybe be concerned about is reptiles carry salmonella > wonder if it can be passed to the birds at all ?

Just saying as I was told to scrub my hands after handling my own reptiles and before handling my birds for this reason .

[roma9009]

don't worry about salmonella.

[TomDeGraaff]

I seem to be asking a lot of dumb questions of late but when I first read the term " mickey bird" I thought " mouse bird" but they are not what you mean, are they. So, here's the dumb question: what is a mickey bird?

[Buzzard-1]

I seem to be asking a lot of dumb questions of late but when I first read the term " mickey bird" I thought " mouse bird" but they are not what you mean, are they. So, here's the dumb question: what is a mickey bird?

Noisy Miners

[Myzomela]

Not a dumb question Uraeginthus.

I asked the same question when I moved up to Qld...
...like NSWmen and their quarrions!

I have to keep reminding them that Sydney is not the centre of the universe...( as he ducks for cover)!!

[arthur]

When I was a kid every bird had a nick-name . . very few were referred to by their 'proper' name

Noisy Miners were 'soldier birds' or more often 'squeakers' or 'quea-queas' . . only a few people called them 'mickey-miners' or 'mickey-birds'

They were mainly bush birds, but in places like Brisbane they are now becoming pests in suburbia and are driving out other bird species

[arthur]

And the only good thing to come out of Sydney is the road to Queensland . .

And just by the way . .

Who's got the pub down there now

[desertbirds]

Its nice to dream Trilobote but that guy wont scare the pest birds for more than a few days. He`s no great threat unfortunately, if he was your birds would be going ape s--t by now.If your finches arent fussed ????? You need a Perenti

[Trilobite]

G'day Desertbird, I am not serious, just thought it would be good to put up for a laugh., Yes send me the next perenti you come across or at least a 6ft black headed python.