King Parrots in Silky Oak (•▽•) （◔▽◔）❧
Channel: zuditaka
Date: 30/05/2015

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Are these King Parrots (Alisterus scapularis) eating seed pods up high in the Silky Oak (Grevillea rubusta) tree? Whatever sort of parrots they are, they are most gorgeous, indeed. As bright as a flame. Wish they'd stayed a little while longer....

If only I'd gotten to my camera, sooner. And then a vacuum cleaner and screaming cockatoos and galahs were an added distraction. Fume!

Silky oak trees seem a good choice for our garden as they are evergreen; drought-resistant; non-eucalypt (so won't catch on fire easily); have pollen and nectar-bearing flowers that attract honeyeaters; have seed pods that attract parrots; are fast-growing; decorative and ornamental.

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