Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Wild Bird Wednesday 131 - Red-Rumped Parrot

This small and not uncommon parrot is a common sight on grassy roadside verges, sports ovals and cricket grounds.  Roadside are never the easiest places to take pictures and sport ground offer too little cover for the advancing photographer.

As a result I don't have too many pictures of this species.  Equally, their love of tall grass and of perching on open exposed branches means that even when I do get close to some they are often hard to photograph.

As a result I was rather pleased to find one being a little more cooperative than normal on the same day as I found last weeks Frogmouths.

This bird sat for a brief while on a low branch and I managed to get off a couple of pictures before it flew off.


As you can see it is rather good looking!

Its name -  Psephotus haematonotus - refers to a red ('bloody') back rather than to its rump.  And if the truth be told, the 'red-rump' is not always that obvious, and is only found in the male.

This next shot is more typical of how I think of the bird - sitting on a branch after bursting from the shadows of the long grass!


The bird on the RHS is the female.

Now its over to you.  Click the Blue Button and off you go.  SM
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44 comments:

  1. Janet Shaw14 January 2015 at 03:05

    Their colors are vibrant. Beautiful Birds!

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  2. eileeninmd14 January 2015 at 03:05

    Stewart, what a great sighting. It is a beautiful parrot. Wonderful shots.. Thanks for hosting, have a happy day!

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  3. theconstantwalker14 January 2015 at 03:06

    Lovely little birds to see...

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  4. Irma14 January 2015 at 03:09

    Beautiful pictures of parrots, Stewart.
    They have beautiful colors.
    Best regards, Irma

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  5. Carletta14 January 2015 at 03:12

    Yes, a very good looking bird!
    Nice captures Stewart!

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  6. TexWisGirl14 January 2015 at 03:15

    how beautiful! sweet to see these bright birds!

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  7. Andrea @ From The Sol14 January 2015 at 03:52

    No red rump to be found and the poor little female is rather drab, but I will bet that, if Nature is true to itself, she rules the roost :) I love this beautiful parrot ... blues and greens are my favorite colors and the touch of yellow really sets it off. Not sure a red rump would add anything anyway :) Nice shots, Stewart ... would love to have parrots flying in my trees. Guessing it will never happen. Have a great week ...

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  8. Sylvia K14 January 2015 at 03:59

    Love your bright, colorful birds, Stewart!! Hope your week is off to a great start!! Enjoy!!

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  9. A Colorful World14 January 2015 at 04:14

    Oh, these are gorgeous birds, Stewart! Odd they like open grasslands since they are so colorful! Seems they would want to hide more. Lovely shots!

    Sorry I got behind with you....trying to catch up this morning! :-)

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  10. Author R. Mac Wheeler14 January 2015 at 04:17

    One day I'll upgrade to a longer lens, so I can get shots like that. Sigh.

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  11. Revrunner14 January 2015 at 04:40

    So wonderfully colorful.

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  12. Karen14 January 2015 at 04:52

    Such intense colour on the male, gorgeous!

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  13. DesertHen14 January 2015 at 05:14

    Beautiful colors in that little bird! Nice that you were able to get a good shot of it!

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  14. Bas.14 January 2015 at 05:39

    prachtig wat een kleur.

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  15. Neil14 January 2015 at 05:52

    You were lucky to get both the male and female together like that.

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  16. Linda W.14 January 2015 at 07:11

    That is one pretty bird! Lucky you, sighting one that cooperated for photographs.

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  17. DeniseinVA14 January 2015 at 07:24

    What a splendid little bird Stewart. You have taken lovely photos of him.

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  18. Lee14 January 2015 at 08:07

    We certainly do have many stunning birds in this country, a few of which like to hang around here on the property where I live...thankfully. :)

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  19. Anonymous14 January 2015 at 08:59

    Such beautiful bright colors! A gorgeous bird to see.

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  20. Maude Lynn14 January 2015 at 09:25

    Beautiful colors!

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  21. Margaret Birding For Pleasure14 January 2015 at 09:39

    I think I only ever saw these birds once while in Australia so if is lovely seeing them today on your blog. Thanks for hosting.

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  22. Brian King14 January 2015 at 09:59

    What a beautiful bird! I love the long tail!

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  23. Sue (this n that)14 January 2015 at 10:11

    Hi Stewart, such a pretty little bird! Gorgeous colours.
    I'm not a contributor this week, just popping in to admire :D)

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  24. Sallie (FullTime-Life)14 January 2015 at 10:57

    That was a good day of birding! Boggles my mind to think of something this lovely being an ordinary roadside feeder.

    Thank you for hosting, as always!!

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  25. Lois14 January 2015 at 11:29

    Gorgeous bird! So glad you were able to get some good shots.

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  26. Stuart Price14 January 2015 at 12:51

    Nice to find a bit of a scarce one.................

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  27. Anonymous14 January 2015 at 15:44

    You have some of the most colorful birds over there. I'm so glad to be able to see them, thanks to blogging platforms. This one is really pretty.

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  28. Small City Scenes14 January 2015 at 16:57

    Kind of a pretty bird.
    MB

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  29. Jo14 January 2015 at 17:31

    What a great sighting! It's quite a long thin parrot. Thanks for hosting this meme. Greetings, Jo

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  30. Arija14 January 2015 at 17:43

    I've never managed to get one off the ground yet. Even on short grass they are no breeze to get a good shot of as their heads are well anchored in the ground.

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  31. Kenneth Cole Schneider14 January 2015 at 19:55

    Such soft coloring! Glad they gave you a nice photo op.

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  32. Mary Howell Cromer14 January 2015 at 21:46

    Well is so often the case the male of this species certainly has it big time over the female for the colourful plumage handed out~

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  33. jp@A Green Ridge14 January 2015 at 22:47

    I love it when birds strut their stuff in the open and this one is beautiful!...:)JP

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  34. Bethany Carson15 January 2015 at 00:40

    What a beautiful and very colorful bird!

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  35. Phil Slade15 January 2015 at 02:09

    It's hard to judge the size of this one Stewart.Like you say though, it's certainly very colourful.

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  36. Grandma Barb's This and That15 January 2015 at 02:31

    You got some wonderful shots of this beauty!

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  37. Susan15 January 2015 at 14:44

    These birds are incredibly vibrant and colorful. Thanks for sharing, Stewart!

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  38. Linda15 January 2015 at 15:07

    Very colorful parrots! Glad you got their pictures.

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  39. Dave15 January 2015 at 20:02

    its always a joy to see birds of the Parrot family. These are as pretty as ever.

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  40. Valerie15 January 2015 at 22:39

    Love those Puffins in your header Stewart! ... and I can see I need to be more diligent about visiting WBW which showcases a delightful array of birds from around the world. Clearly I'm a bit slow off the mark as this post is #131, but well done for hosting and thank you.

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  41. Breathtaking16 January 2015 at 22:15

    I can't believe I missed commenting on your post,... but I did.:( So sorry Stewart!

    These are gorgeous birds. A treat to see their beautiful colours. The photo of them sitting side by side is sweet.

    Have a good weekend!

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  42. Hannah17 January 2015 at 21:47

    Such a beautiful deep green on the parrot, I like your shots, it must be wonderful to live in a place with so many special birds.

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  43. Naquillity18 January 2015 at 01:49

    such beautiful coloring and beautiful shot. hope all is well. have a great day~

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  44. NatureFootstep19 January 2015 at 09:38

    a very beutiful parrot :)

    Thanks for hosting this meme :)

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