Cassowary Update

The three chicks are now two. We have no idea what happened to the third one but goannas, wild pigs and pythons are about.

After a feed, males decides to rest. One of the chicks is still active. Notice that the chick is a bit on the skinny side. This is probably a result of the drought conditions that have resulted in a rather sparse supply of food for foragers.

Both the adult male and his chicks often arrive wet. They probablybathe in the creek that is not far from our house.

Cassowary Calendar #2

Cassowary Calendar #2
15 November 2007

It’s been a bout a month since the newly hatched chicks arrived. Since then, they have doubled in size and their colour pattern is gradually changing from the rusty head and striped body to the rather uniformly brown that will adorn the chicks until they are mature.