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URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 10 Nov 2026

The pest I’ll never forget: the wattle bird who dive-bombed me

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To help native birds through the winter, I put out honey. It worked a treat until one chased the rest off – and then turned on meThe error took place last autumn when I offered honey to the nectar feeding birds in my neighbourhood in a bay-side suburb of Melbourne. Our grevilleas, which would normally attract them, hadn’t flowered, and my stopgap would hopefully see Australia’s native birds throu…

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