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Lia
saw two and only had a close look at one, I saw one flying on 3 occasions which
may have been one or two birds but only saw one closely and perched and
through binoculars. It was a mostly close to white form of the bird which
appears to not have been the one Lia saw well which was mostly grey (usual
colour is mostly green but they are bred in various colour forms). The calls,
the shape and long tail, the neck ring and the big red beak are distinctive. We
clearly heard at least two calling to each other as they flew circuits around
the trees & houses. I heard one of them again at 11 am today.
Philip
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From: Lia
Battisson [
Sent: Tuesday, 28
May 2013 7:01 PM
To: COG Chatline
Subject: [canberrabirds]
Exotic Parrots
At about 5:00 pm this evening a couple of strange parrots were calling in
the tree in my front yard in KAMBAH. They spent some time flying around
the neighbourhood and Philip came round and identified them as Rose-ringed
Parakeets.
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