2021 NSW Regent Honeyeater Captive Release Update #5 Hi everyone (Regent Honeyeater email group), We would first like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land whose country we have had the privilege of walking on for this release – the Wonnarua...
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2021 NSW Regent Honeyeater Captive Release Update #5 Hi everyone (Regent Honeyeater email group), We would first like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land whose country we have had the privilege of walking on for this release – the Wonnarua people. This community update comes approximately eight weeks since 58 captive-bred Regent Honeyeaters were released into the Cessnock-Kurri Kurri woodlands. The bushland where the birds were released (and where many have remained) continues to provide a reliable source of nectar as a staple food source, as well as an abundance of invertebrates which are being fed to chicks. In fact, Broad-leaved Ironbarks are just beginning to flower in some parts and these areas are buzzing with not only some of our released birds, but wild Regent Fledged in the wild from parents that were bred in captivity. Honeyeaters and a cast of nectar-feeding birds A first for NSW! The fledgling held this cryptic “bittern-like” such as Musk and Little Lorikeets.
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