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https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl General Chat Area >> Let's Chew The Fat >> Rosella Nest https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1256707316 Message started by Sundryed on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 3:21pm

Title: Rosella Nest
Post by Sundryed on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 3:21pm

This photo is of a nest of 6 young Rosella taken today.28/10/09
The nest box is under the eve of my house, I placed the box there in early September and within 2 days a pair of Rosella moved in, they laid 8 eggs and hatched 6. I am going to add more boxes in the summer months.
Muzz

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Title: Re: Rosella Nest
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 4:01pm

Nice going Muzz. I reckon they will be your new best friends.

Jono

Title: Re: Rosella Nest
Post by Derek on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 4:28pm

Absolutely beautiful. The Eastern Rosella is in my opinion the most beautiful of all the Australian Rosellas.

Thanks for sharing Muzz. Just be careful with additional boxes as I am not sure just how territorial they can be. I know a lot of the parrots are quite happy in colonies.

Title: Re: Rosella Nest
Post by Derek on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 4:29pm

Hey Muzz, what you need to go next time is drill a hole and attach a video cam to your computer then you can see them live. :)

Title: Re: Rosella Nest
Post by Sundryed on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 4:41pm

Have already thought about that Derek, other nest boxes will be on the other side of the house. A old chap I spoke to said in 28yrs out of 2 nests boxes (under the eves of his house) he has raised 150+ young.
Muzz

Title: Re: Rosella Nest
Post by Derek on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 5:44pm

Good idea Muzz. Is that a high-set house. Just wondering how high off the ground you are. I have found Eastern Rosella nests in hollow fence posts and even hollow stumps three feet tall.

Title: Re: Rosella Nest
Post by Derek on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 5:48pm

Did you see on the news about the budgerigars out near Boulia. Very good season and they are breeding in their tens of thousands. According to a lot of records this hasn't happened since the 60's. It made the front page of Queensland's Courier Mail newspaper. If it wasn't so far I would head out there for a look.

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2009/s2725341.htm

Title: Re: Rosella Nest
Post by Saltbush Bill on Oct 28^th, 2009 at 7:17pm

I was going to make a sick joke about Muzz making Rosella soup.........but instead we have this
http://www.fawcett-bros.com.au/about.asp

Title: Re: Rosella Nest
Post by Sundryed on Oct 29^th, 2009 at 5:20am

SBB thanks for the Rosella site a good read, one needs to learn the origins of home grown products or whats left of them.
Derek.. On my way back from the NT I saw large flocks of budgies,
At home in the fifties and sixties we would get big flocks of budgies when the Kangaroo grass was in seed.
When farming became wide spread budgies, blue bonnets, and mallee ring-necks disappeared. My late brother told me of a large group of Princess Parrots living and breading in river gums about 40K's east of Dubbo they came to feed on spilt grain at the stables.
Muzz