This has been the hottest summer I ever recall in Armidale and, even though we are now technically in Autumn, our daily maximum temperatures frequently exceed 30 C. Imagine, then, my reaction as I walked down the hill to our creeklands and saw many of the trees there covered in white.
I couldn't envisage how it snowed on such a warm day and, as I approached Dumaresq Creek, I saw that the snow was indeed a massive flock of pure white Corellas - parrots that have in recent years taken up residence in our city and multiplied massively in numbers. On many days hundreds of these birds flock together in a white carpet covering the ground, but on the day in question they had been frightened into covering the tops of trees instead. They also chatter noisily to each other creating quite a din.
These are three of the images I saw:
Look at the hundreds of white blobs on the trees.
And this impression grew as I descended to Dumaresq Creek.
And even the willow trees hosted some of the birds.
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I couldn't envisage how it snowed on such a warm day and, as I approached Dumaresq Creek, I saw that the snow was indeed a massive flock of pure white Corellas - parrots that have in recent years taken up residence in our city and multiplied massively in numbers. On many days hundreds of these birds flock together in a white carpet covering the ground, but on the day in question they had been frightened into covering the tops of trees instead. They also chatter noisily to each other creating quite a din.
These are three of the images I saw:
Look at the hundreds of white blobs on the trees.
And this impression grew as I descended to Dumaresq Creek.
And even the willow trees hosted some of the birds.
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