Australia’s smallest parrot
Male Double-eyed Fig-Parrot enjoying a little sun while consuming fig seeds
Our Daintree Christmas-tree is traditionally a living tree well established in a pot. Of course this means that we have trees of varying sizes but this is half the fun. Ficus benjamina, a well known native fig, is often a popular choice as they survive so well in pots. One of our very favourite Ficus benjamina started life here doing its duty in a pot for several years but since it was planted out approximately 20 years ago it has ‘hit its straps’ and turned into a magnificent specimen which often fruits three times in a year. The fruit of this fig are popular with a large number of bird species; but for the last two weeks the dominant species have been Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) and Double-eyed Fig-Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma race macleayana). Read more »
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