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Tuesday, 21 June 2011

World Bird Wednesday - Rainbow Lorikeet.

I think I may be playing to the audience here – but I can’t resist some more parrots. I found this Rainbow Lorikeet crawling out of a log next as I was walking around our local lake. It perched low down to the ground for a few minutes and then it was off. Although I checked a few times over the next week, I never saw it again. Maybe it wanted a something a little further off the ground!












As you can see, they are excessively bright, but you can’t tell how noisy they can be when you have a flock of them in a tree. What is really surprising is how hard they can be to pick up with the naked eye when they are in the canopy.
Anyway, this may be the last of the parrots for a while, unless of course I find some more!


You can find heaps more splendid birds here at World Bird Wednesday.

You can also see the most recent post on my other blog by clicking on the Paying Ready Attention button on the RHS of this page.


Enjoy the birds.
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13 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl21 June 2011 at 23:23

    oh, more please! they're so amazing and to see them in the wild is just fantastic!!!

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  2. theconstantwalker22 June 2011 at 07:16

    What a beautiful bird to see...so colourful.

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  3. Bill S.22 June 2011 at 07:53

    What a beautiful bird. Please find some more parrots. We enjoy them

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  4. Springman22 June 2011 at 09:56

    That's so perfectly understated Stewart, "As you can see, they are excessivly bright..." The Rainbow lorikeet is one of the wonders of this planet I hope to see one day. Thanks for the look!

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  5. Kim, USA22 June 2011 at 11:07

    Oh my this bird is beautiful and colorful!! Love it!

    Duck photo shoot

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  6. holdingmoments22 June 2011 at 15:13

    I can't get over how colourful these are Stewart.
    A real treat to see this, especially in the wild. Just stunning.

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  7. jeanlivingsimple22 June 2011 at 22:48

    Wow! Talk about looking fake! I would certainly love to see a lorikeet in their natural habitat.

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  8. NatureFootstep22 June 2011 at 23:51

    It is really strange how pure the colors are. reat shots. :)

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  9. mick23 June 2011 at 05:42

    HI Stewart, if I didn't see them every day I would know there was something seriously wrong up here!! They are my most constant visitors.

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  10. tiptoethruphylsgarden.blogspot.com23 June 2011 at 22:06

    I love parrots.I wonder if he has a nest inside the log.Beautiful shots,phyllis

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  11. Anonymous24 June 2011 at 00:23

    A splendid bird he is! I don't think you can give us too many shots like these!

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  12. Sondra24 June 2011 at 06:03

    HE has the prefect name! What a beauty..amazing that something so beautiful crawled out of a log-lol thank you Stewart!

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  13. Pat Ulrich25 June 2011 at 05:03

    Such an amazingly beautiful bird -- lovely to see!

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