I took a quick drive out to Hawker this morning in the hope of spotting a
Superb Parrot - no such luck, but there were lots of Red-rumped Parrots
around the ovals and playing fields.
For those interested, there has been a pair of Tawny Frogmouths perching
on a tree along the path to the top of Mt. Ainslie for about a month.
This morning I spotted only one of them, so possibly they are in the
process of moving camp. (From past experience, they are quite
habitual, both appearing and disappearing for many weeks at a
time).
If you want to check them out, take the path up from behind the War
Memorial - about 2/3rds the way up the hill there are two tight
"U-turns" in the path, each bounded by a rock wall. Continue
about 50-75m past the upper of these bends to the galvanised iron piping
on the LHS of the path. The tree with the frogmouth(s) is right here on
your left, and you should easily spot the bird(s) (if TFs are ever easy
to spot!) looking up and in the general direction of the city.
Regards ... Robin Eckermann
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