Saturday morning weeping ...

... "Eltham: The town is 30 minutes from the fire front but has not been touched by flames. It's 9pm and a small crowd has gathered across the road from a large maple tree.
A father tells his son: "You'll never see a sight like that again." The tree is heavy with parrots, 20 or 30 birds to a branch, maybe 600 birds all up. More fly in - 10, 20 at a time. Driven south by fire, they've finally found refuge. The noise is startling, like a jet fighter screaming overhead. "
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