This is a photo of a female Red-winged Parrot taken some time ago. The juveniles are a very similar color to the females.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Red-winged Parrot
I frequently hear Red-winged Parrots flying over my place but they seldom come down. Maybe this is a good thing as a friend who lives only a block away was telling me what a mess they are making of the fruit on her trees. The other morning this beautiful male sat briefly in a tree at the back of my yard. I moved slowly closer and it didn't seem too worried. However, as soon as Misty my dog came around the shed it started watching her. At first it just turned its head but within a few moments the whole body was twisted around and watching the dog which was now under the tree. Parrots are so inquisitive! 
This is a photo of a female Red-winged Parrot taken some time ago. The juveniles are a very similar color to the females.
For more bird photos visit the Bird Photography weekly.
This is a photo of a female Red-winged Parrot taken some time ago. The juveniles are a very similar color to the females.
For more bird photos visit the Bird Photography weekly.
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Gorgeous captures of the Red-winged Parrot Mick! They are so colorful, when I see one it always makes me want to travel to the tropics, or at least make some drinks with little umbrellas in them ;-)
ReplyDeleteThey are very inquisitive and intelligent too. And, like you said, they do watch every move you make.
Travelling to the tropics sounds the right way to see the parrots - drinks with little umbrellas in them sounds interesting but I don't think you'd find them around here! Its not a real 'touristy' place!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots Mick. Parrots can be quite skittish to photograph.
ReplyDeleteI have not as yet seen these except in my bird books.
What a beautiful bird...and to see them flying around in the wild...amazing! He has such a different feel than any bird here in the mid-west.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Arija and Kelly. I'm glad this parrot stopped in my yard for a short time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning bird and great captures Mick. I know what you mean about Parrots desecrating fruit. The Ring-necked Parakeets I get, always manage to get to the apples on the tree in my garden - long before I do.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, many of the other birds enjoy them as well - and I'm delighted that they do! But, if anyone needs the fruit for themselves, I can understand that this would be very tiresome!
Hi Tricia - I like the idea of sharing but unfortunately most parrots don't!
ReplyDeleteWow - really a stunner - and very well photographed!
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Christopher - they are beautiful flying overhead too but I hadn't as yet achieved a photo of that.
ReplyDeleteHi Moick
ReplyDeleteI am surprised, as I thought they were an inland bird, not coastal.
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Great images, and you can thank Misty for causing the Parrot to move around like that.
Cheers
Denis
Hi Denis, Misty thinks the yard is hers and any big or noisy bird should not be there. We are working on this - but so far only partly succeeding!
ReplyDeleteLovely shot of a lovely bird, Mick! Is this the same as the Eclectus?
ReplyDeleteHi Bob and Cynthia - no its a different bird - Aprosmictus erythropterus and the Eclectus parrot is Eclectus roratus
ReplyDeleteCool!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing birds for the first time :D Thanks for sharing, Mick!
Thanks Nickolay I enjoy you photos every time you post - and hope you know this even without comments!
ReplyDelete:) :) Thank you, Mick!
ReplyDeleteThey're almost like negatives of king parrots! Red-wings are such lovely birds. I saw them at Undara, where they were going nuts for poison peach!
ReplyDeleteHi Snail, an interesting comparison. I've only once had a King come in to the yard. Guess I haven't made quite the right habitat for them.
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