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Post by kim on Nov 20, 2007 9:38:26 GMT 7
Our resi red capped parrot  It's hard taking a pic of him. He/she? hangs around our back yard & has been here since spring. We have red caps surrounding our area but this is the first time I've seen one in our area. He's a loner too....  |
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Post by Silvercloud on Nov 21, 2007 13:23:12 GMT 7
They're such gorgeous birds hey. I've seen quite a few around here though I haven't seen any come down to see my red cap Elmo when he's outside. In fact I don't think I've ever seen them in large flocks.
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Post by Mark on Nov 22, 2007 18:44:57 GMT 7
Thats because there still considered as a pest and they TRAP Heeps and sell them at Bird World !!!!!
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Post by Peter on Nov 23, 2007 7:34:53 GMT 7
That is very true mark!
We get lots of them here! Never fly in large flocks (I think they are not a large flocking bird) see them in pairs or 4-6 at once when flying, but will see lots of them in our fruit trees when they are in fruit!!!
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Post by kim on Jun 29, 2008 10:58:26 GMT 7
Wow are you guys serious??? Rare as ducks teeth here in Hami Hill but loads of them around Henderson, Wattleup. I love seeing them in my yard now. My 1 little red cap has now grown to either 2 females or juvies & 1 male very happy We seem to have had a sudden explosion of 28's as well, though I had noticed the odd one was a pt lincon |
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Post by Silvercloud on Jun 30, 2008 10:27:53 GMT 7
It's really cool that you're getting them in your yard Kim, especially being in suburbia. Yeah there's plenty here as well as 28s. Haven't seen any pt lincolns for a long time. Heaps of rosellas too  |
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Post by Mark on Jun 30, 2008 15:54:43 GMT 7
The 28s and Port Lincolns cross breed in the whild naturaly so soon it will be very hard to find a pure Port Lincoln or 28 parrot
And with BirdWorld Trapping them (with a permit) it wont help but i guess it is better then the farmers shooting them !!
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Post by Matt on Jun 30, 2008 18:02:21 GMT 7
Glad to hear your group is increasing Kim! They seem to be making a steady comeback in suburban areas, probably because of the maturing trees planted there that now provide food! We still have a lot of them here, and also the twenty eights, but a lot of the twenty eights here are hybrids, I think it is a natural crossover zone anyway.
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Post by kim on Jul 6, 2008 15:00:30 GMT 7
Yeah we rarely ever see a hybrid here. I know it's a natural thing but for it's sad cos everyone else I speak to in suburbia only see the hybrids & not the true 28's. I don't want them to disappear from here as well. Jules I'll get photo's of those red caps one day! They're soooo hard to get photo's of!! I am looking at getting lens for my camera so I can better close up. Birdworld has a trapping permit huh? Didn't think that was allowed?  |
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Post by Peter on Jul 7, 2008 8:29:23 GMT 7
Yeh, birdworld say they do. Hence the large numbers of 28's, pink and grey's, western corella's etc for sale there. They like to catch "mutations" as well and sell the for big $$$$$
We had a red cap nest in a nest box in one of our trees that I put up for wild birds and successfully rear and fledge four babies. She didn't even mind matt and I climbing up every so often and sneaking a peek!
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Post by Silvercloud on Jul 7, 2008 11:40:53 GMT 7
That woulda been so cool Peter.
Yeah, they're so hard to photo hey Kim.
It sucks they have a trapping permit. I bet a lot of those birds don't survive for long or at least don't thrive as well as they should.
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Post by Matt on Jul 7, 2008 11:47:36 GMT 7
I am pretty sure there are only 2 bird trapping licences left in WA and until those old blokes die they will be the last. Birdworld will just buy the trapped birds off the trappers.
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