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Reply #20 - Dec 31^st, 2009 at 6:41pm

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I had a pair of King Parrots visit me yesterday and again this morning. They were very bold and I could almost hand feed them which made me think they had escaped from an aviary. I got pics but can't load them !

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When I die I hope my missus doesn't sell my camp ovens for what I told her I paid for them. pd

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Reply #21 - Dec 31^st, 2009 at 6:43pm

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poddy dodger wrote on Dec 31^st, 2009 at 6:41pm:

I got pics but can't load them

Email them to me PD if you like and I will put them up.

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Reply #22 - Jan 1^st, 2010 at 8:50am

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Bonnie
Love the photos of the Tawny Frogmouths

Saw my first Wompoo at Iron Range on the Cape back in 1984.
It was about that time I first took an interest in the feathered variety.

It is only now that we are reading how many members are keen bird observers.

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Reply #23 - Jan 2^nd, 2010 at 10:01am

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Where we live we have a lot of wildlife come to visit, including the odd wompoo pigeon and king parrots.
When we go camping I always have my bird book, binoculars and camera, it adds to the camping experience looking at the wildlife I think.

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Reply #24 - Jan 2^nd, 2010 at 10:29am

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Derek, PD had emailed them to me, but I didn't tweak that he was going to post here.

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Reply #25 - Jan 2^nd, 2010 at 7:40pm

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Reply #26 - Jan 2^nd, 2010 at 8:12pm

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Little_Kopit wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2010 at 10:29am:

Derek, PD had emailed them to me, but I didn't tweak that he was going to post here.

Thanks LK. I love the king parrots. This photo was one I took at Jervis Bay a few years ago. Was taken with a standard lens and the bird basically just ignored me and kept feeding. I was less than a metre from it.

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Reply #27 - Jan 2^nd, 2010 at 8:54pm

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At both Queen Mary Falls Caravan park and O'Reilly's guest house the King parrots are in plague numbers.
You only have to stand still and the birds with land on your head or an outstretched hand.

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Reply #28 - Jan 2^nd, 2010 at 9:15pm

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That is quite astounding! I always thought they were rather shy birds. I have a friend who lives in Kenmore Hills and they often have a pair visit on their property. Sometimes they will fly over to the house gutter to drink any water trapped in there, but as soon as you make a movement they are off again!

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Reply #29 - Jan 3^rd, 2010 at 6:00am

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We occasionally get a couple of king parrots - might be the ones who visit PD.

We have the usual in oz white cockatoos who try to kill the poor possum, pink and grey galahs and what I call rosellas but I dont think thats the right name and a host of other common birds. Sparky puts some parrot feed out and they all know when he goes down the back yard thats its snack time. We have a couple of largish gums that were grown by a neighbour from seed they got in WA and I think there is a lot of natural food on them.

Not many willy wag tails that we had a lot of when I was young.

Last night it was extremely noisy at sunset, since the large tree next door was removed I think all the birds have relocated in our tree and fight with the previous tenants.

I just love those tawny frogmouths and saw one at Sussex Inlet, great photo to get a picture of two.

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