Wednesday 7 November 2018

Wild Bird Wednesday 328 - Rainbow Lorikeet

After three weeks away from home I have some catching up to do.

In the meantime here is one of my favourite Australian birds - the Rainbow Lorikeet.  These birds are surprisingly common around my house, but they never cease to bring a smile to my face.  Equally, they are very good to show to overseas visitors due to their rather remarkable colour scheme.






As ever, to join in with WBW click on the blue button below.  SM

24 comments:

  1. Nice to be welcomed home by this gorgeous bird! I certainly believe these still bring a smile no matter how often you see them..... your backyard birds are amazing.

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  2. What a beautiful bird. Gorgeous colors. Great pictures. I would love to have a few of those in my backyard. They are much more interesting then finches enjoy the rest of your week Stewart. I don't think I have any birdies to share.

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  3. I'm bound to say that you can't go wrong with that species Stewart. Lots of oohs and aahs with rainbow Lorikeet.

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  4. Hope you enjoyed your trip. The Rainbow Lorikeet really is beautiful and your photos are excellent. Have a great week. Cheers Diane

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  5. Such a beautiful bird!!! The color choice is like our Painted Buntings!

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  6. Just the thought of them brings a smile to my face. They were so common just a few short weeks ago. Now it would be incredible to see one,

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  7. Love those birds, they are so comical. Thanks for hosting and I hope you have a great week ahead Stewart

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  8. They are beautiful! The Painted Bunting in my blog this week has the same choice of colors!

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  9. Couldn't be a more suitable name for this bird... so pretty!

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  10. These are gorgeous photos! Brilliant colors!

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  11. Very common around my house too!

    It was interesting to find out at a Birdlife meeting a while ago that up until at least the late 80s they would have been reported as a rare bird if seen around Melbourne - crazy to think of that now!

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  12. Hello! I can guess how these birds got their name :)

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  13. Lovely parrot.. beautiful images .. congratulations

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  14. These have the same color palate as our painted buntings and they are truly striking.

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  15. What a delightfully colorful bird! Wow! If I was a tourist there, I'd be happy to see one of those. :-)

    (Not sure why blogger is only showing me as Unknown. It says it does not allow anonymous comments, but doesn't let me change it? Sorry!)

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  16. Hello Stewart.
    Oh yes, This species is truly spectacular for the foreign bird watcher. All these colours are beautiful.
    I have planned a trip to Melbourne in January. My cousin lives there. I hope to see these lovely lorickets.
    And I am happy, I found your site !
    All the best.

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  17. Lovely lorikeet. So colorful!

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  18. Stewart, what a colorful bird. Thanks for sharing.

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