After waiting 10 yrs since planting for our 50 Blue & Black gum trees to have their 1st flowering, Spring ‘25 they finally did.

And today I sighted the 1st 2 Swift parrots (critically endangered) to feed on those trees.

Well worth the wait!

We’ve had occasional visits to random trees in the past, but we planted those seedlings specifically for any Swift parrots that came foraging. They face massive threats to survival from forestry destroying their habitat, to Sugar Gliders eating the adult females.
(Pic is an old one I took in Bruny)

#WildOz #birds #LandForWildlife #parrots #SwiftParrot

Massive flock of critically endangered swift parrots seen near Bendigo

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-18/massive-flock-of-critically-endangered-swift-parrots-sighted/105535670

#News #Birds #SwiftParrot #Endangered #Australia

Another Tasmania shot from last year. A magical few minutes spent with the endangered Swift Parrots feeding on the side of the road at Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #SwiftParrot #birds

“The 352,000ha property…is located at the headwaters of the Lake Eyre Basin and will join existing national parks to create a conservation corridor of roughly 1.4m hectares.

“…property contains 34 ecosystems and ranks higher than 90% of existing national parks in the state for habitat representation.

“…key habitat for threatened species, including the endangered night parrot and vulnerable yellow-footed rock-wallaby.

The Albanese government “committed to protecting 30% of land by 2030 in an attempt to halt species extinctions and environmental degradation.

“…60 million hectares, an area three times the size of Victoria, will need to be protected by 2030 to reach the goal.”

#auspol #qldpol #ClimateEmergency #ExtinctionRebellion #NatureConservation #SwiftParrot
#ClimateJobs

From: @jillL
https://theblower.au/@jillL/112283449372175527

Very special bird today!

It's the endangered Swift Parrot ! (also Bird of the Year).

In fact, it's THREE endangered Swift Parrots.

I can also confirm, when they take flight, they are indeed swift. (someone over the road spooked all the birds and these guys were gone in a flash - it wasn't me that spooked them, I was lying on the wet ground).

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #SwiftParrot #BirdOfTheYear #BrunyIsland #tassie2023

Only 300 #swiftparrot left & #melbourneairport want to clear-fell the habitat of Australia's #birdoftheyear?

The Swift parrots fly in from Tasmania, to feed on flowering eucalyptus trees in the Grey Box Forests of Victoria. They are critically endangered (i.e. the step before becoming extinct), with only 300 estimated to be left!

Habitat loss is the driving factor in their decline and every bit of habitat counts towards their survival. Swift parrots have been recorded in the 136.57 hectares of Grey Box Woodland at the airport and Melbourne Airport has identified this species as one that will be impacted by the 3rd runway. This woodland, protected under the EPBC Act, will be completely removed for the third runway.

Stop the #ecocide, tell #tanyaplibersek and #CatherineKingMP that there should be #No3rdTullaRunway

Find out more at:
www.no3rdtullarunway.net.au
Join the campaign at:
facebook.com/groups/No3rdTullaRunway

#swiftparrots #birdlover #habitat #StopHabitatDestruction

🐦 ‘Watching #extinction in real time’: #conservationists losing hope for #Australia’s #SwiftParrot if logging continues

Experts predict there will be fewer than 100 individuals of the species by 2031 as the rate of decline in population grows faster

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/02/australia-swift-parrot-extinction-fears-logging