Kogarah CBD is developing a ‘‘unique‘‘ character.
During the daytime, birds such as ibis, ravens, magpies, crows and some smaller ones, raid the garbage bins for food.
The larger birds lift the lids. At the next size, some birds pierce the plastic bags, and all feast on the food therein,decomposing through to left-over fast food.
In the evening, the ibis gather in the few gum trees at the intersection of Railway Parade, Montgomery and Regent Streets.
These look like the only tall trees in the vicinity, other trees have been removed due to undermining houses, fences, driveways, etc, and for redevelopment of residential lots of land.
The ibis do prefer tall trees, come night time, they gather near the intersection.
Pedestrians and commuters coming home late, after dark, need to be mindful of bird droppings, and these are big droppings from big birds.
On the footpath, people are all lined up on the kerb waiting for the light change to cross the road, great target practice!
Wednesday night, week ago, well after 11pm, the contracted footpath workers were working with their high-pressure cleaners to remove the white caked-on bird droppings from the concrete and tiled footpaths.
Not an easy clean, the stains were still present on Thursday midday.
The moral of this story, more high-rise buildings, therefore more garbage bins placed on the streets and laneways for anything from one to three days a week, attracting more ibis and other birds to the suburb.
Resting, at night, in the very few tall gum trees in the suburb but preferring the trees above the pedestrians waiting at the traffic lights.
Regular cleaning of the footpath is necessary, more will be needed in the future as more high rise building are constructed, and birds come for the over-flowing garbage bins.
T Kot, Kogarah
