Right then Nicki. No cutting out 3 separate parrots and
pasting them in one tree. I’m sure anyone would see through that.
By the way, I was down there this morning.
From: Nicki Taws [
Sent: Tuesday, 12 October 2010 1:42 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Swift Parrots in Cook
'Twas
only a matter of time I thought before a Swift Parrot turned up in the
flowering ironbarks along the Cook cycleway near Lyttleton Cres. I thought I
heard one zoom over the house on Saturday evening but it was dusk and I
couldn't get away to confirm it.
But
this morning I heard one then saw two in one of the ironbarks just
south of Lyttleton Cres. There may be more but I didn't have the time (or the
bins with me) to stop and check. Certainly didn't notice the bill colour 20m up
against the steely grey sky.
Lately
these trees have been popular with Rainbow Lorikeets, and half a
dozen Superb Parrots which nip the flowers off but just clean the lerps
from the outside then discard the nectar-rich blossom. I can imagine the
lorikeets, noisy miners, red wattlebirds and now Swift Parrots shaking their
heads at this wanton waste.
If
you're lucky you might see a Swift Parrot, Superb Parrot and Rainbow Lorikeet
all in the one tree. Given the different habitats, ranges and seasonal
movements of these three species you wouldn't often expect them to coincide.
Now that would make a nice (un-photoshopped) picture.
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