2021 NSW Regent Honeyeater Captive Release - Community Update #2

2021 NSW Regent Honeyeater Captive Release Update #2 Hi everyone (Regent Honeyeater email group), We would first like to acknowledge and thank the traditional owners of the land whose country we have had the privilege of walking on for this release – the... More

2021 NSW Regent Honeyeater Captive Release Update #2 Hi everyone (Regent Honeyeater email group), We would first like to acknowledge and thank 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 three weeks since 58 zoo-bred Regent Honeyeaters were released into the Cessnock-Kurri Kurri woodlands. It has been a hectic three weeks post-release, but the pace has certainly eased in the last week or so with an increase in pre-breeding activity amongst the release birds. It has been very exciting and heartening to observe the continued pairing of birds and building of nests. Another positive from the last week has been the continued and increasing opening of ironbark blossom. General bird activity has also been building as more nectarivores take advantage of flowering broad-leaved ironbark (Eucalyptus fibrosa) and grey ironbark (E. siderophloia), while there is still plenty Less