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Rainbow Lorikeets and late night shopping

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Subject: Rainbow Lorikeets and late night shopping
From: Jack Shapiro <>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:27:53 +1100
On 18/11/2004, at 9:25 PM, Nevil Lazarus wrote:

Chatswood is a very busy suburban shopping area on Sydney's North Shore.

This evening I witnessed thousands of Rainbow Lorikeets flying around and flock after flock coming into the trees with loud screetching, and chirping. All of this in amongst the coffee drinkers and shoppers who were totally
oblivious of the activity in the skies and the trees.

The same phenomenon occurs at Manly every evening.

My question is why do these birds choose their roosts in such built up
areas, artificially lit and heavily populated?


Nevil Lazarus

Nevil,

This is an interesting observation, but it is a still more pleasant phenomenon than what I regularly see at Neutral Bay, a northern Sydney Suburb.

At Woolworth's outdoors parking area, behind Waters Rd, at dusk, tens of Indian Mynahs gather and roost on half a dozen plane trees. Pity about the cars parked below these trees, which are left with memorable mementos. I am surprised that the local council hasn't been moved to take action.

These mynahs are resident in this heavily used parking area during the day, walking under cars, scavenging for food.

Jack Shapiro

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