Had a very similar experience with Scarlet-chested Parrots in Yumbarra
Conservation Park, north Of Ceduna, SA. Only a few birds but certainly
behaving as though the car roof was wet. And yes, they seemed more
interested in the wet looking shiny paint than in keeping an eye on us.
This was in the early morning of a January day when temperatures frequently
reach 40+. Saw a similar thing another year at the same place when the temp
later reached 48.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Thursday, 2 June 2011 1:35 PM
To: 'Gary Oliver';
Subject: Solar panels and budgies?
Gary. That's very interesting. Just recently I was birding at Mt Lyndhurst
Station. On returning to my car there were Budgies all over the bonnet, on
the roof, and perched along the windscreen wipers. I couldn't work out what
the attraction was, but it must have been strong because the birds allowed a
much closer approach than normal and kept returning to the car after they
were disturbed.
Cheers Steve Murray
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Gary Oliver
Sent: Wednesday, 1 June 2011 9:41 PM
To:
Subject: Solar panels and budgies?
Greetings all,
I'm currently in Darwin pursuing my 12 month bird photography challenge
(currently 460 species with 3 months to go). I was speaking to an American
couple travelling up from the south who had an interesting encounter. They
were camped around Arkaroola during early May and had their solar panels set
up. Suddenly a flock of budgerigars landed on the panels, staying for about
10 minutes. Two or three birds landed on one gentleman's arm before, in his
opinion, "they realised their mistake and took of". He believed that they
had mistaken the panels for pools of water. I'd not heard of this before.
Has anyone else witnessed anything like this? If it happens often then it
might be time to change my power source and kill two birds with the same
stone! (pun intended).
Regards,
Gary Oliver
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