"Just beyond the boundary's edge, a cockatoo flew into the hole in a eucalyptus tree where it is nesting. Beyond that, the Swan River flowed. Galahs, chests as pink as those any number of Englishmen will be sporting in a couple of weeks' time, snuffled on the grass. Other birds flitted around the park, even those with less eye-catching plumage sporting eye-catching names: black-faced cuckooshrikes; willie-wagtails. Um, ducks."
"The park, where England will play the Lions on Thursday in their only Ashes warm-up, sits at the northern edge of picturesque Guildford, perhaps the prettiest of all Guildfords, founded in 1829 on a small smear of land between the Swan and Helena rivers and named less in tribute to the Surrey original than to its former MP, James Mangles, who happened to be the father-in-law of the person doing the naming."
A cockatoo nests in a eucalyptus hole at the park edge while the Swan River flows nearby. Galahs with vivid pink chests forage on the grass as other named birds, including black-faced cuckooshrikes and willie-wagtails, move through the park. Lilac Hill stands out among picturesque venues. The park occupies the northern edge of Guildford, established in 1829 on a narrow strip between the Swan and Helena rivers. The place name reflects a connection to MP James Mangles rather than a direct tribute to Surrey's Guildford. Perth's urban sprawl encroaches on the area.
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