rainbow bee-eaters - Aspen Island Wednesday

["John Cummings" <>]

I do miss the Gang Gangs.

Lately we have a lot of Rainbow Bee-eaters in the trees out the front of out place.

We were out attempting to count them the other day as the racket indicated there were lots.

Suddenly a loud clap of thunder went off and three trees erupted with Bee-eaters.

We estimated around two to three hundred with about a hundred a tree.

It is certainly one of the more spectacular things we have seen here.

Their noise is nearly defining some times.

Sandra your email of your wonderful and mentioning the Rainbow Bee-eaters just reminded me of this.

Thanks

 

John Cummings

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Katherine

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From: Canberra Ornithologists Group Inc. [
Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2009 12:45 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] rainbow bee-eaters - Aspen Island Wednesday

yesterday morning I walked through around the lake, and on Aspen
Island there were six rainbow bee-eaters having a lovely time near the Carillon
tower. Mostly flying, but occasionally swooping down to pick insects out of the
low shrubbery. this is a species that's previously eluded me in the ACT,
although I've seen them regularly out in the Riverina over recent months. There
was a group of red-rumped parrots bathing.  
In Commonwealth Park
there were eight Gang Gangs making quite a racket.

Sandra Henderson



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