Rainbow lorikeets Wanniassa

[sandra henderson <>]

The lorikeets are regulars here in small numbers, but in last few days there's been a big influx to the flowering eucalypts in the parkland area adjacent to Wanniassa Hills Primary School. Just counted 27 there, along with the usual suspects in the area - crimson and eastern rosellas, king parrots, galahs and sulphur crested cockies. The ever-present noisy miners were trying hard to chase them away, but not having much luck! It's always a popular area with parrots, having a number of big old eucs with some hollows (and someone from ANU has put up some nest boxes on one of the trees too), but first time I've seen such an invasion of the rainbow lorikeets.

Sandra H