Finally, A Name for my Tree

Over the years, I have often posted pics of the red tailed black cockatoos which visit this tree of mine and eat the fruit.

I had not known what this tree is called.  Sure, I could have taken a little branch to a nursery and could have found out it's name that way, but lazy me never bothered.

A few months ago I spotted this little Q and A in the gardening pages of the newspaper and finally learnt what the tree is.

I've heard of kaffir limes, but not, till now, a kaffir plum

In the past, I had often wondered if the plum is edible.  These plums start off green and later turn red as they ripen, but the cockatoos come and eat them while still green and nowadays they are all gone before they can turn red.

I'll be lucky now to find a red one for tasting.  Might just have to try a green one!

Right on the top of the tree - spot the plum if you can.

A flash of the red tail as the cockatoo flies off after feasting.

The Red-tailed Black Cockatoos Are Back

Back for their bi-annual visit, to eat the green berries on this tree in my front yard.  You can get a glimpse of his red tail in the lower right of the pic.

The above pic shows the female with a berry in her jaws, while three more berries hang in front of her, awaiting her attention.

These berries will eventually turn red, but the cockatoos always come for them while still green.

One in the jaw, another in the claw!

Now that all my feijoa are gone (some jam remain), our navel oranges are starting to ripen.

Looks like we'll have quite a lot of oranges this year - not too bad for a tree we don't take too much care of.