Friday 20 November 2009

Territorial disputes

Since the other tree was chopped down to allow the dish a clear line of sight to the satellite, the catbirds and riflebirds have been forced to share the yellow evodia (Melicope bonwicki). It's not that there's a shortage of trees — this is a rainforest, after all — but the evodia seems to be prime real estate. A pair of catbirds and a family of riflebirds (mum, two youngsters and dad, if he's around) frequently face off over ownership of the branches.

Let's hope the wind doesn't change