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ing together 6:50 am.

[[margin in red]] Carbo [[/ margin]]
Well well! Pair back near hedge. One is certainly [[underlined]] collecting [[?]] [[/underlined]]. Long strands of something thin & brown. The other may be collecting too. Both silent. One flies away (presumably [[female symbol]] with [[m.m.?]]) The other remains behind, feeding on pink tubular flowers. Then flies up into Eucalypt. Feeds on white Eucalypt flower? During feeding twice utters brief series soft notes when landing by itself. Brief R-za-za pattern and/or abbreviated twitter. Then this bird suddenly swoops at a passing humming bird. Obvious attack. Then lands near mate (who has come back to hedge) and utters brief [[underlined]] twitter [[/underlined]] as it does so. Then both fly away 7:00 am.

[[margin in red]] Carbo [[/ margin]]
See pair again. About 15 ft up in Eucalyptus tree. The smaller of the 2 birds, presumably the [[female symbol]], definitely feeds, twice, on white Eucalyptus flowers.

Incidentally, the size difference between the 2 birds of this pair is quite extreme.

It was clear weather earlier this morning, but it is clouding up now. Looks like rain is coming 7:20.

One bird of pair back in hedge. Definitely utters brief twitter when landing by itself. Then off again immediately. Back again. Silent off again.

[[margin in red]] Carbo [[/ margin]]
Pair of Carbos back 7:38. Hopping along ground and from ^margin in red [[Carbo]] bush to bush only a few inches above ground. [[female symbol]] collecting [[n.m.?]] [[male symbol]] following behind, visiting same sites, but [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] collecting.

Members of Carbo pair at least 50 ft apart in different trees. Still, neither sings. Then join one another. Little or no "greeting". Then land together in another tree "Sreeeeeeeee za za za" type "greeting".