{"id":55104,"date":"2018-09-10T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T16:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/?p=55104"},"modified":"2023-06-24T16:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T08:54:02","slug":"red-whiskered-bulbuls-return-to-roost-but-not-for-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besgroup.org\/2018\/09\/10\/red-whiskered-bulbuls-return-to-roost-but-not-for-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-whiskered Bulbuls return to roost\u2026 but not for long"},"content":{"rendered":"

In November 2017, the Australian Bush-cherry (Syzygium myrtifolium<\/em> Dark Red) trees that grew along the fence separating two of my neighbours\u2019 houses were trimmed LINK<\/a>. This in turn discouraged the Red-whiskered Bulbuls (Pycnonotus jocosus<\/em>) from roosting on the branches of these trees. <\/p>\n

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Red-whiskered Bulbuls gathering on a rooftop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, less than a year later, the crowns of these trees have become dense to provide protection to roosting birds. So the Red-whiskered Bulbuls have returned. Every evenings and early mornings, the harsh noises of passing cars and trucks are a little more tolerable with the pleasant chirpings of the bulbuls. <\/p>\n

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Red-whiskered Bulbuls gathering on a rooftop TV antenna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every evenings, the Red-whiskered Bulbuls gather on any available high points, be they on the roofs of houses or a TV antenna. <\/p>\n

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Red-whiskered Bulbuls gathering in their roosting trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They also fly in to rest on the branches of nearby roadside trees, to interact with other bulbuls before flying into the their roosting trees. There, they jostle around to claim the best positions to spend the night. Slowly, the noise from these bulbuls quieten down until dusk when silence prevail.<\/p>\n