My theme for October is the birds I have photographed while out and about.
I love these guys but The Australian Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami) can be quite the problem - they build huge nesting mounds that can make a huge mess in gardens - once the male has decided on the space to build his nesting mound with which to attract a female, they are very difficult to remove. They are an occasional visitor in our street and yard because of a reserve across the road but they have not been a problem for us.
Around our way they seem to be everywhere. And they rarely are an issue. I just think it's funny to see these large birds walking down the streets of a city of over 5 million.
Nooo - my arch enemy!! We have not one but two! turkey nests constructed in our garden. I have battled with them for years - but they always win!! I wouldn't mind but they denude the surrounding areas in the forest and make it dry out so quickly!
Yes, they are a pest. I am currently doing a painting of one so they are on my mind at the moment. They do get into our garden though and have been known to eat all the flesh out of the sweet potatoes and just leave the skin almost intact.
Not so different in shape from the peacocks parading through the surrounds here, but I watched these fly high into the trees last night; I'm not sure where they typically nest, but we never hear complaints about them!
November 17th, 2023
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