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Re: Wild finches
Posted: 26 Aug 2010, 18:23
by kimberley breeder
CQDude wrote:Where abouts in the Kimberly are you ? I was in Kununurra from "85 to end '98, farming. We had a huge population of blood finches around the faarm as well as the usual double bars, zebs and chestnuts. There were that many chestnuts they used to near block the sun out when they flew over, lol.
kimberley breeder wrote:I am lucky to live in an area where finches are abundant (Kimberley). I have a feeder up which attracts: Double Bars, Chestnut Mannikins, Crimsons (black bellied), Zebras, Longtails.
I have seen in other areas all of the above plus: Gouldians, Painteds, Yellow Rumps, Masked,Pictorellas and Stars.
I am in Finch heaven up here!!
I actually live in Kununurra!
I moved nere in 2002. Great town if you love the outdoors!
Re: Wild finches
Posted: 26 Aug 2010, 18:59
by flippenheck
I actually live in Kununurra!
I moved nere in 2002. Great town if you love the outdoors!
My father was a Wyndam last year and saw Gouldians drinking in the town centre
Finch heaven up that way and the fishing ain't bad either ;) ;)
Re: Wild finches
Posted: 26 Aug 2010, 20:14
by jusdeb
Gould society got a 21 year lease at Wyndum to set up a study programme , were making plans to do a count at various outlying water holes when they noticed Hundreds of Goulds drinking at the Council Offices( watering system for the grass ) in town ....ironic hey
Re: Wild finches
Posted: 26 Aug 2010, 23:28
by CQDude
kimberley breeder wrote:CQDude wrote:Where abouts in the Kimberly are you ? I was in Kununurra from "85 to end '98, farming. We had a huge population of blood finches around the faarm as well as the usual double bars, zebs and chestnuts. There were that many chestnuts they used to near block the sun out when they flew over, lol.
kimberley breeder wrote:I am lucky to live in an area where finches are abundant (Kimberley). I have a feeder up which attracts: Double Bars, Chestnut Mannikins, Crimsons (black bellied), Zebras, Longtails.
I have seen in other areas all of the above plus: Gouldians, Painteds, Yellow Rumps, Masked,Pictorellas and Stars.
I am in Finch heaven up here!!
I actually live in Kununurra!
I moved nere in 2002. Great town if you love the outdoors!
Thats scary, you probably know all the people that I still know up there, lol.