An ABC filming team is looking for material on cockatoos and
parrots. The director of the project is visiting Canberra in the next couple of weeks, but
will only bring a film-crew if there is a reasonably certain prospect of something
to film. They are looking for shots of –
a) feeding Gang-gangs
b) feeding
YTBCs
They would also be interested in feeding King-Parrots and
feeding Superb Parrots. They have enough corellas, white cockatoos,
rosellas etc.
I am inclined to advise that given the time of year and
current trends, there is not a good prospect of getting the footage sought at
the present time. However, others might think that this is too
pessimistic. Does anyone know of any local, reasonably regular, feeding
haunts of the species concerned at the present time? Any YTBCs at Kowen Forest,
for example, or GGs at ANU? My impression is that the Superbs at present
are only appearing as advance parties in Canberra,
and irregularly. It seems to me that the Kings have now largely left the
suburbs and there is only the odd transient party moving around.
If you have any more promising intelligence, please reply to
me directly. Geoffrey
