Stumbling throughout a collection of nests in a drain is likely to be thought-about a daunting discover to some – what creatures lurked inside?
Fortunately, the federal government staff who found these nests knew what they have been.
They have been fairies. Or, fairy martins to be exact.
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The nests have been found in North Queensland beneath an previous culvert that was due to get replaced.
They have been discovered by Transport and Major Roads Queensland (TMR) staff.
“These muddy upside-down buildings are literally properties for fairy martins (petrochelidon ariel),” TMR shared on social media.
Fairy martins are small native birds typically additionally referred to as bottle swallows due to their distinctive nests formed like bottlenecks.
The native birds had constructed 25 nests beneath the culvert, prompting a significant operation to maneuver them to a safer location.
“We received in contact with a staff of certified ecologists to assist us take away all of them in phases, permitting the eggs and hatchlings to be born and fledge earlier than their empty nests have been later eliminated,” TMR mentioned.
The remaining three chicks and 10 eggs have been taken to North Queensland Wildlife Care in Townsville for incubation and rearing and eventual launch again into the wild.
