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The Adaptability of Fig-Parrots

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Subject: The Adaptability of Fig-Parrots
From: Laurie Knight <>
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:00:38 +1000
I was in Cairns for work purposes last week. The tides were no good for wader watching during my free time there, but I did come across a flock of Fig-Parrots on the Esplanade on Thursday morning.

The thing that interested me was the contrast between the fates of macleayana and coxeni. While the latter taxa has largely disappeared [due to vegetation clearing], the former is thriving and has moved into suburbia. Even more interesting, the tame individuals that I photographed at close range were feeding on the flowers of [what appeared to me to be] an exotic tree.

I had some time off for good behaviour after my work was finished, so drove up to Kingfisher Park. There I was able to catch up with the ubiquitous "white-tailed tropicfishers" [very striking in flight] as well as the elusive "green pimpernels" on Mt Lewis. It was actually quite busy on Mt Lewis, and I was joined by Brian Venables as I was staking out "the clearing". A group of hard-charging birders [possibly a twitchathon team from NSW] arrived at the Park last night and were due to hit the mountain today.

Regards, Laurie
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