Probably just a matter of where food is at the time Jenny. KPs usually enter the more food-rich Canberra suburbs in the non-breeding season. I had a scout around this morning and found this group (20 in photo) at corner of Carstensz
and Jansz. They feed on acorns of Pin Oaks in Carnegie Cr, but a larger acorn in this example. They also feed on pittosporum berries among other things. English Garden at Yarralumla is another favourite spot.
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Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] King Parrots
We used to get a lot of king parrots and eastern rosellas when we moved to Palmerston (next to Crace) in 1992. Now we mostly get eastern rosellas and crimson rosellas - very unusual to see king parrots these days ...
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> Male and female pair seen this morning in Crace. I have lived in Crace for 10 years and this is the first time I've seen them here.
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