I recently saw a Crimson and Eastern checking out the same nest hollow and
according to a friend they had been "together" for a while!
2008/9/10 <>
> About 11.30 this morning I was in the car-park of Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe;
> this park is
> on the Yarra bank, and the car-park is off The Boulevard, down a steep
> drive.
>
> I observed a Rosella which at first sight, when seen from behind, seemed
> an Adelaide
> Rosella, with brick-red head and nape. Probably an escape, but still
> interesting to
> photograph. When I got in front of it, it looked much more like an Eastern
> Rosella
> with blue cheek-patches, having a sharp cut-off between the brick-red
> breast and the
> yellow belly. The vent patch was red.
> The folded wings had a black shoulder and a broad bright blue stripe
> effect along the
> wing and the primaries were dark.
>
> The bird flew down to the ground and began to feed on seeding grass in
> company with a
> pair of Red-rumped Parrots. I could now see the back which was yellow
> mottled with
> black.
> The rump was greenish-yellow and the tail was blue. No calls were heard.
>
> The abruptly defined yellow 'waistcoat' gives me the idea that it was an
> Eastern/Adelaide Rosella hybrid.
>
> I can send a photo if anyone is interested.
>
> Anthea Fleming
>
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