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Urban quail-thrush

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Subject: Urban quail-thrush
From: Carol Probets <>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:17:48 +1000
The Spotted Quail-thrush would have to be one of the shyest and least urbanised species around, so I was fairly surprised to see one yesterday on a lawn footpath in a most suburban part of Blackheath. As I drove past it flew up onto a fence where it perched momentarily before disappearing into someone's backyard.

They are regularly seen at the nearby Rhododendron Garden, and I've certainly seen them around houses in semi-rural situations, but never in such an urban setting before. But then this is the Blue Mountains, where Flame Robins, Beautiful Firetails, Powerful Owls and Lewin's Rails can be garden birds!

Cheers

Carol


Carol Probets
Katoomba
Blue Mountains NSW


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