Superb Parrots in Amaroo

[Rosemary Blemings <>]

Julie's gorgeous photos show the Superbs feeding, as noted, on Chinese Elms.

Do we know whether these seeds are viable after birds have eaten them?

Chinese Elms are attractive trees but perhaps the wisdom of their being widely planted as street may need to be examined. A friend in Mckellar had many Chinese Elm seedlings in her native garden their seeds; had blown in from the street trees. 

Thanks for any observations on birds' eating habits and seeds' or berries' subsequent viability. 

Rosemary

On 25/03/2017, at 10:12 PM, Julie Clark wrote:

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 ...

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Cheers

Julie
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Julie Clark