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Rainbow Lorikeets in Casuarina

To: Brian Fleming <>, "" <>
Subject: Rainbow Lorikeets in Casuarina
From: Syd Curtis <>
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:58:40 +1000
I recall seeing, (with some surprise), rainbow lorikeets feeding on
casuarina seeds in the trees beside the Byron Bay Surf Life-saving Club, but
not behaving in that way.  Intriguing.

Syd

> From: Brian Fleming <>
> Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:30:19 +1100
> To: "" <>
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Rainbow Lorikeets in Casuarina
> 
> Our neighbour has a very large Casuarina, probably a River Oak, planted
> next to the boundary fence. Not many birds stop in it for any length of
> time, except in passing, so we were surprised this morning to see at
> least four Rainbow Lorikeets apparently feeding on the needles of the
> upper branches. They were hanging head down and apparently chewing the
> needles or running them through their bills. What food could they have
> been finding?  After the rain we have had, I don't think they needed to
> be drinking from wet leaves.
> 
> Anthea Fleming,
> Ivanhoe, Vic.
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