One of my few missing finch species.
never saw them at the Gouldian count
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cheers, Case
location 4
Another look with glasses on.Craig52 wrote:It looks like people ignore other peoples posts and only look at the pics,the grass is a type of Natal grass. Craig
Thanks for that David,around here it is known as red natal grass by all the birdo's.It's interesting how in some local areas where it grows that they name it and they stick to that name,maybe the name veldt grass becomes to confusing with all the other veldt grasses that are available around here. Cheers Craigfiretail555 wrote:If this is the same one, it is a grass I have fed in the past for many years which seems to have gradually expanded its reaches across the country. It took ages to find out what it was called and I believe this is the one referred to. The link below has some good photo's of the grass.
I used to cut the heads when in season and freeze them. They were still attached to the stalks when if thawed them and as good as new
PERENIAL VELDT GRASS: Small loose red seeds hang from the top of a slender, reed like stem. Seems to grow mainly in sandy soils and, especially when covering a large area, appears as a reddish carpet from a distance. Native to South Africa, it seeds mainly mid to late spring and early summer. Small birds relish the seeds
http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/347