Musk Lorikeets (Glossopsitta concinna) are wonderful little parrots that seem to spend a great deal of their time in the higher branches of trees. This (in my experience) makes them hard to photograph - but this weekend just go, I managed to get some pictures.
This was the first weekend in a (what seems a very, very) long time that I could go out and go birding without risk of arrest. The state of Victoria and Australia in general seems to have done a good job on containing the C19 nightmare, and we are seeing some relaxation of travel / activity restrictions.
Even so, I only went to a local park to enjoy the sunshine and eat some sandwiches. Of course my camera came too, and I found a small group of Musk Lorikeets feeding in the gum trees near the edge of the carpark.
These are fast moving, active little birds - but I was pleased with these upside down images. (They really do look better enlarged).
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This was the first weekend in a (what seems a very, very) long time that I could go out and go birding without risk of arrest. The state of Victoria and Australia in general seems to have done a good job on containing the C19 nightmare, and we are seeing some relaxation of travel / activity restrictions.
Even so, I only went to a local park to enjoy the sunshine and eat some sandwiches. Of course my camera came too, and I found a small group of Musk Lorikeets feeding in the gum trees near the edge of the carpark.
These are fast moving, active little birds - but I was pleased with these upside down images. (They really do look better enlarged).
Let's hope this is the start of a return to a more active life. But, when in doubt, stay home and stay safe.
What a perfect camouflage with the green leaves!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
All the best!
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteI love lorikeets, full stop!!! these are fab shots, Stewart, and one can almost sense the relief of release in them. Scotland is still under lockdown - probably until the end of May. Hey ho... YAM xx
Wonderful little psittacids! We came across them on two or three separate occasions and enjoyed them immensely. It infuriates me to even think that we exterminated the only native parrot in North America. To see a flock of Carolina Parakeets must have been incredible. I think you should go back and edit your second reference to them, Stewart. They do not deserve to be called Muck Parakeets!
ReplyDeleteI love how they hang upside down! Beautiful birds!
ReplyDeleteIt would be hard to spot them among the leaves for sure. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteUpside down is fun! THey are really pretty birds.
ReplyDeleteYou do have such colourful birds in your part of the world and great photos. I miss the South African birds, but even they are not generally as colourful as yours. Stay safe and enjoy a bit more freedom. Diane
ReplyDeleteTheir color scheme really conceals them in among the flowers. Enlarged photos very nice. At first I did not see the bird at all.
ReplyDeleteThey're too busy for photos. Color extravaganza!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and so very acrobatic!
ReplyDeleteLOvely shots of these colourful birds. Love it when they visit.
ReplyDeleteHi Stewart! Lov your pictures!
ReplyDeleteI love these little guys too! Lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteIt's great we can get out again a bit - hopefully things continue to return to normal. Take care!
Glad you could go out to the park. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteLorikeet...amazingly pretty and who knew that a tree called Gum would have such pretty coloured blooms!
ReplyDeleteHi Stewart, beautiful photos, we have only Psittacula krameri living in the cities. Greetings Caroline
ReplyDeleteWow, Stewart, that's a colorful series of images!
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping we all will be out and about enjoying nature again in the near future.
Oh yeah, they're always on the move and when you first meet them it's hard.
ReplyDeleteNice show.
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