Sunday, August 16, 2009

Rainbow Lorikeets

These are the most common birds in my yard. They are also the noisiest - apart from the Sulphur-crested Cockatoos which simply fly overhead screaming! I don't remember a day going by when some of them were not climbing over and through my grevillea bushes and checking out all the flowers for nectar.
Duncan over at Ben Cruachan posted some great photos of the 'trouser's Rainbow Lorikeets wear! (Well worth a look!) Since the feathers on their legs are as brightly colored as the rest of their plumage its easy to miss how low down the feathers grow on their legs.
Rainbow Lorikeets don't seem to be a bit worried about you getting up close but they do keep a close eye on you!
This bird has a flower right in its mouth but still has a eye on me as well.
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  1. Alan PulleyAugust 16, 2009 at 11:00 PM

    Wow! Now that's one colorful bird! Nice photos Mick!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 16, 2009 at 11:21 PM

    I loved the lorikeets in Australia. We don't have any parrots here in middle Europe on so those colorful birds were pretty special to me.

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  3. LarryAugust 17, 2009 at 1:09 AM

    Exceptional captures of the Rainbow Lorikeet Mick! What beautiful colors. They make most of our birds look rather drab.

    I really like that last shot with the bird looking at you through the leaves.

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  4. mickAugust 17, 2009 at 4:45 AM

    Thanks for your comments Alan, Dreamfalcon and Larry. They are nice birds to have visiting my yard.

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  5. Midmarsh JohnAugust 17, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    What a dazzlingly beautiful bird. Our House Sparrows can make enough noise chirping away all day. I don't think I would want too many Rainbow Lorikeets around the garden at once.

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  6. mickAugust 17, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    Hi John, they are MUCH noisier than sparrows but fortunately once they settle down in the grevillea bush they just make soft contact calls. The trouble is it doesn't take much to set them off again.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Well your yard rocks..the noisiest birds we get are Canada geese. Amazing to see that much color that isn't in a cage....Michelle

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  8. gwenAugust 17, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    I remeber the first time I saw them. Such amazing colourful birds. Wonderful!

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  9. ArijaAugust 17, 2009 at 7:03 PM

    They are characters and certainly will not be disturbed when feeding, not by a camera anyway. They seem to be enjoying your Grevillea.

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  10. Bob KaufmanAugust 18, 2009 at 3:07 AM

    Such colorful birds...well deserving of their name! Great photos, Mick!

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  11. mickAugust 18, 2009 at 5:05 AM

    Thanks to all for commenting. BPW is great!

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  12. LadynredAugust 18, 2009 at 6:41 AM

    wow! that is one beautiful bird. Lovely color!

    http://ilovemyguineapigs.com/?p=385

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  13. tilcheffAugust 18, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    Fantastic images, Mick! :)
    It's great to see my friends, the 'parrots of the rainbow' featured on your blog.
    A couple of Rainbow Lorikeets visits me at the window nearly every day. They are curious what I do and are ready to fly in to inspect the apartment at any moment :D The eye contact with them is just amazing. And they keep coming even though I don't feed them at all. I only talk to them most of the time in Bulgarian. They don't seem to mind that. LOL
    Best regards!
    Nickolay

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  14. mickAugust 18, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    Hi Nickolay, That would be fun to have the lorikeets coming right up to your window and looking in. They are such inquisitive little fellows.

    Thanks for visiting and commenting Ladynred

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  15. KyleAugust 20, 2009 at 4:53 AM

    Great shots, Mick. That guy's even more colorful than our Painted Buntings!

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