Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
Dec 21st 2011, 11:57 am
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Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
Australia is supposed to have wild budgies. I've never seen them. Has anyone else?
http://www.birds-online.de/allgemein/australien_en.htm
Granted, the Australian ones are somewhat pin-headed when compared with their British counterparts, but they're supposed to be dripping, green, from the trees. Wild, native, wonderful.
How the hell can Australia attract quality migrants when it can't even keep its own budgies?
http://www.birds-online.de/allgemein/australien_en.htm
Granted, the Australian ones are somewhat pin-headed when compared with their British counterparts, but they're supposed to be dripping, green, from the trees. Wild, native, wonderful.
How the hell can Australia attract quality migrants when it can't even keep its own budgies?
Dec 21st 2011, 12:04 pm
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Re: Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
Australia is supposed to have wild budgies. I've never seen them. Has anyone else?
http://www.birds-online.de/allgemein/australien_en.htm
Granted, the Australian ones are somewhat pin-headed when compared with their British counterparts, but they're supposed to be dripping, green, from the trees. Wild, native, wonderful.
How the hell can Australia attract quality migrants when it can't even keep its own budgies?
http://www.birds-online.de/allgemein/australien_en.htm
Granted, the Australian ones are somewhat pin-headed when compared with their British counterparts, but they're supposed to be dripping, green, from the trees. Wild, native, wonderful.
How the hell can Australia attract quality migrants when it can't even keep its own budgies?
Dec 21st 2011, 12:07 pm
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Dec 21st 2011, 12:13 pm
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Dec 22nd 2011, 9:34 am
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Re: Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
Dec 22nd 2011, 1:11 pm
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Re: Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
I've seen thousands only a few hours from Cairns (Georgetown). They've had a population boom since all the rain in the outback. I've also seen them in coastal WA at Mairee Pool, not a million miles from Port Hedland.
You don't need 4WD to get to either place.
You don't need 4WD to get to either place.
Dec 22nd 2011, 1:14 pm
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Re: Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
Remember seeing them on wildlife programs about Oz when I was a kid.....
Dec 23rd 2011, 12:33 am
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Dec 23rd 2011, 5:07 am
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Re: Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
I have seen them in the wild, they look like green sparrows.
Dec 23rd 2011, 5:09 am
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Re: Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
Budgerigars are from the arid to semi arid interior and mainly in extremely sparsely populated areas.
I have never seen one in my life and probably never will. Unless you are a 4wd adventurer type you will have trouble getting to the places where they are common and abundant.
I have never seen one in my life and probably never will. Unless you are a 4wd adventurer type you will have trouble getting to the places where they are common and abundant.
Dec 23rd 2011, 6:28 am
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Re: Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
Yes I saw many huge flocks in WA when I worked in the Pilbarra. If you stand very still the flock will pass around you and you can feel the draught.
Dec 23rd 2011, 8:40 am
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Re: Where are the native Melopsittacus undulatus?
Budgerigars are from the arid to semi arid interior and mainly in extremely sparsely populated areas.
I have never seen one in my life and probably never will. Unless you are a 4wd adventurer type you will have trouble getting to the places where they are common and abundant.
I have never seen one in my life and probably never will. Unless you are a 4wd adventurer type you will have trouble getting to the places where they are common and abundant.