Aussie Finch Forum

vettepilot_6 wrote:

arthur wrote:Ironic that on "ABC . . 7.30" tonight, there was a segment on a group creating nesting hollows for Swift Parrots in existing eucalypts

There's an old piece of wisdom which says that birds in the wild only use hollow logs because there are no boxes available

And the footage showed that Swifts in the wild, had indeed successfully used boxes provided

While I am in no way questioning the good intentions of those involved in the project . . and wish it every success; there would be more 'bang for the buck' in positioning a couple of hundred boxes, rather than a couple of dozen chain-saw created hollows

Perhaps someone who is more computer savvy could provide a link to that segment

Here you go Arthur...... http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2016/s4556245.htm