FEATURE Cockatoo in Australia


of effort prior to leaving to ensure that John’s tree was well cared for. It is not easy for me to visit the area at nesting time as I am very busy checking my trees. I have sent A$500 to Peter to arrange for the water hole near John’s tree to be regularly serviced, I am sure it will be. However, every time I am in that region I will service it myself. I am not sure exactly how many young Major Mitchell’s cockatoos John’s pair has produced since we first tinned the tree in 2002 but it must be around thirty.


Meantime a number of landowners in the western Division are now aware that nests of the Majors need to be tinned and are in fact now doing so, that is good news for the birds. I enjoy receiving the P


.S. magazine


and always study your bird prices compared to ours some of your captive raised Australian species are cheaper in England than in Australia. That is about all the news for now I’ll touch base with you in a few months time. Regards, Ray


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