Torrens: Musk, Scaly-breasted and Rainbow Lorikeets

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Benj,

 

A well-known Rolling Stones lyric comes to mind.

 

Having to be at Woden this morning, it wasn't far out of my way home to Kambah. So worth a try. I was there between 12:30 & 1:30, separately along with 2 others. Certainly several Rainbow Lorikeets there (I saw about 8) but they were the only ones I noticed. Frank said he saw (a?) Musk Lorikeet there yesterday. There are two Beasley Street/Athllon Drive Crossroads, the birds were on the west side of Athllon Drive between the two.

 

Philip

 

-----Original Message-----From: boy nature [ Sent: Friday, 12 July 2013 3:09 AM      To: milburn;
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Torrens: Musk, Scaly-breasted and Rainbow Lorikeets

I want independent verification.

Benj

 

----- Original Message -----From: milburn      Sent: 07/11/13 09:02 AM      To:

Subject: [canberrabirds] Torrens: Musk, Scaly-breasted and Rainbow Lorikeets

 

2 Musk, 2 Scaly-breasted and at least 18 Rainbow Lorikeets were feeding
throughout the day in a mixed planting of box trees, alongside Athllon
Drive in Torrens.  They particularly favoured the White Boxes (E alba)
behind and north of the bus stop near the Beasley Street/Athllon Drive
Crossroads.

There appeared to be three or four groups that visited the trees. The
Musk and Scaly-breasted Lorikeets were in different groups.

Milburn