Friday, October 31, 2014

DIARY OF A CURLEW CARER # 9

  Nora ,  the  Naughty  Nibbler, on  the  Prowl  


Despite going  for long  walks with her owner and sometimes  attending  an energetic  Boot Camp ,  Nora   , a  cheeky   Jack Russell ,  just  gets   fatter. Why?  Because  Nora   often  scatters  flocks of  Lorikeets and Curlews being  fed by  the kind   German  Queen of the  Jungle , just down the road, and  hoes  into  the  bird  food , which is actually  dog tucker, so  is  very  tempting   .  Nora , in search of  a snack ,  her  nose  to  the  ground ,   invaded   the  Curlew sanctuary  in  our  backyard  and  was  chased  away.  She is  shown , not  far from the latest  nest, with two eggs ,  confronted by  a  Curlew .  The  defending  Curlew   walked  about  in  threatening  attack  mode , wings  outspread, ready for a shoot out , for  a  long time  just in  case  greedy  Nora  returned  for  seconds. 
 

The  two  chicks  evicted  by  the parents  to make  way  for the  next batch have  joined  a  large  band  not  far  away .They   turn  up  from  time  to  time  for   feed but  are quickly chased  away  by  their  parents.