Polytelis swainsonii

2 Superb Parrot at Hughes, ACT

Polytelis swainsonii at Hughes, ACT - 17 Nov 2019
Polytelis swainsonii at Hughes, ACT - 17 Nov 2019
Polytelis swainsonii at Hughes, ACT - 17 Nov 2019
Polytelis swainsonii at Hughes, ACT - 17 Nov 2019
Polytelis swainsonii at Hughes, ACT - 17 Nov 2019
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Polytelis swainsonii 17 Nov 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Polytelis swainsonii 17 Nov 2019 LisaH

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Beautiful sight. A mixed feeding flock of around 30 superb parrots, plus a number of immature(?) king parrots. We counted at least 23 superbs on the ground, then another 4 flew in, and there were another 3 or so hidden in a tree nearby. Wow!

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   18 Nov 2019
Thanks LisaH - did you notice which way they went after feeding?
LisaH wrote:
   18 Nov 2019
I think they flew south west? But they could have just gone to the next oval, as they left en-masse because of a loud noise from passers by. The birds in the tree remained, then flew down to graze on the area vacated by the large flock.

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