The Victorian naturalist . 127. Juvenile Swamp Harrier Photo: Author Diving Petrels and Fairy Prions. On each evening we were at theIsland, these birds arrived just asdarkness fell after a short twilight;being unlike the muttonbirds whicharrive after sunset during the actual time of arrival however,varied by nearly half an hour, as aheavy cloud bank made the secondevening far darker earlier. It seemsthe light intensity, rather than thetime after actual sunset is significant. Both were nesting, the localities ofthe nesting sites being shown on theaccompanying map. 128 Tree planting
The Victorian naturalist . 127. Juvenile Swamp Harrier Photo: Author Diving Petrels and Fairy Prions. On each evening we were at theIsland, these birds arrived just asdarkness fell after a short twilight;being unlike the muttonbirds whicharrive after sunset during the actual time of arrival however,varied by nearly half an hour, as aheavy cloud bank made the secondevening far darker earlier. It seemsthe light intensity, rather than thetime after actual sunset is significant. Both were nesting, the localities ofthe nesting sites being shown on theaccompanying map. 128 Tree planting It is to be deplored that severaltrees, including pines and mirror-leafed coprosma, have been plantedby local naturalists. This is a mostunfortunate event, and any survivingplants should be removed at once,and further planting should be prohib-ited by the Fisheries and WildlifeDepartment who control the area as aWildlife Reserve. There have never been native treesthere; the largest plants recorded bythe early surveyors being c
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