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Cassowary traffic through backyard

2/12/2011

 
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Yo yall,

Cassowaries are really on the move, up here at the Moresby Range National Park (with DERM exempt chicken coop) end of Coquette Point. A coquette is a type of colourful bird I read once, (click on photo for website source) and the word has other meanings of course.

I recently bought myself a cheap motion detector camera, commonly used for game spotting. The photo quality is only fair to poor but it works OK in the detection and image capturing area. There is some lag between sensing movement and activating the shutter, so some fast moving animals can be missed.  Cassowaries often canter through our property.


Anyway here's some photos of cassowary migration across my back yard. All photos were taken on one day, the 15th Nov, and the camera was turned on at about 730am. 8 crossings in less than 12 hours! I wonder if this high
frequency could be related to the long term hand feeding and watering activities of several
neighbours?  
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Regards
Bill

Cynthia Francis
3/12/2011 03:22:31 am

Hi Bill. I am new at learning about the life of cassowaries. I welcome any information about them that can help me to learn more about this incredible species.
Many thanks for your contribution.

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30/5/2012 02:45:26 pm

Nice rules made for the easiness of the traffic.I really admire the points which are described in the blog.Thanks for the post.

Cynthia Francis
3/12/2011 03:24:53 am

I meant to say. When will people learn NOT to feed cassowaries, due to the dangers for both bird and humans in the future. I guess their behaviour (humans I mean) is due to ignorance!

Bill Farns
3/12/2011 11:32:53 am

Well howdy there Cynthia. There's not a lot of readily available and reliable information about the cassowary out there in the community. Wikipedia last time I looked had some dubious facts about the Casso. Some people still think its OK to feed cassowaries. Some people still think its OK to smoke, too. I believe there should be more resources (public & private) devoted to wildlife protection. Sadly, the latest real estate boom (pushing prices up to ridiculous levels) has shown clearly how we put greed and profit ahead of the local environment and neighbourhood. Anyway that's enough of my rant. I'd suggest Liz G (this sites' convenor) as a good source of knowledge about cassowaries. Me, I just love to watch these creatures, and shoot them when I can (with a camera).


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