Posted Mon at 3:07am
Experts hope bird watching and a
bit of patience will remove pee wees causing havoc to visitors and city workers
in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall.
Since Easter pee wees have been
approaching people eating and drinking on benches within the busy CBD mall.
Brisbane City Council has
contracted bird and reptile experts to catch and relocate the problem
creatures.
Bird expert Lana Fields said the
pee wees were getting too close to the public, and roped-off areas, signs and a
bird trap had been installed in a program to move them on.
"Due to the eating areas in
the mall the birds have adapted to taking food off plates and are comfortable
being around people," she said.
"There's been a couple of
occasions where the public have come in contact with the birds and they are
getting too close."
Despite one bird being caught and
relocated at Easter, the problem remained.
"We thought that would be
the solution, but it appears her [the pee wee's] daughters and partner have
carried on her tradition," Ms Fields said.
"There's a lot of standing around
and a lot of waiting but I can hear them as they announce their arrival.
"It took me eight hours to
catch that first bird."
Understanding bird psychology
Ms Fields said the pee wees were
wary and cautious of the snap trap erected in the mall area.
"It's bird psychology and it
has taught me a lot about patience," she said.
"You have to know their
behaviour, how they're going to react, what they're going to do and their
interaction with other people and birds.
"You have to think like a
pee wee."
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