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Superb Parrots in Amaroo

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Subject: Superb Parrots in Amaroo
From: Julie Clark <>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:12:59 +0000
Hi Everyone,

Superb Parrots have been present at Yerrabi Pond and surrounds for the past week or so.

Today, from mid morning I could hear their very distinctive calls from my study window and wandered out around midday to see them. At that stage I found 7 of them feeding in  an adjacent street in the street trees (Chinese Elm??) in Amaroo.

Later in the day, still hearing their calls, I wandered the streets for about an hour, observing a flock of around 15 flying from one tall eucalypt to the next, with some feeding briefly. Gradually I found more and more of them feeding in the street trees. In one particular tree there were approximately 12 birds feeding quietly until a currawong flushed them from their perches. Most seemed to be younger birds and females - probably well over 30 birds in the vicinity. They fed quietly and weren't disturbed by cars or people walking along the paths. Rosellas and wattlebirds were also sharing the trees.

It was a beautiful sight! A pity the light wasn't great ...

Photos on Flickr ...


Cheers
Julie
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Julie Clark
 
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