Yes it was just a matter of time wasn't it. I had 11 swift parrots
in the tree in my backyard again yesterday! It was very early in the
morning and so I suspect (but can't be sure) that they roosted
there! So they can still be found around the Mirning Cres, Barada
and Ambara Pl area in Aranda.
Cheers Deb
At 04:30 PM 26/09/2008, Nicki Taws wrote:
With the massed flowering of the many Ironbarks around the streets
of Aranda, I thought it was only a matter of time before Swift
Parrots arrived to partake of the bounty. The main disincentive is
the infestation of Red Wattlebirds, but today 2 Swift Parrots were
heard and then seen being chased by said wattlebirds between the
Ironbarks near the corner of Barada St and Marawa Pl before being
hounded off further south.
I thought I heard Swift Parrots in the same place a week ago but
there was only one call and many tall Ironbarks in which they could
be. If they don't call they can be very hard to find in the dense
foliage. Same goes for Regent Honeyeaters. And there are many
potential feed trees through this part of Aranda.
Nicki Taws
02 6251 0303
0408 210 736
Debbie Saunders
Fenner School of Environment and Society
WK Hancock Building west 43, Biology Place,
Australian National University, ACT, Australia, 0200
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