The Rainbow Lorikeets have been calling for days, but I couldn’t track them down.
Today, determined to get a photo for birdlovers Joanna and Brian, I went walking the street with my camera – and found them happily settled into the neighbour’s persimmon tree, jealously guarding it against all intruders. Rainbow Lorikeets always travel in pairs, but this handsome couple refused to pose together in the one photo for me. Here’s a shot of the all green back…
There’s more information about these gorgeous Australasian natives in this Wiki article. They’re a noisy bird, and if you listen to their calls here, you’ll understand why I knew they were in the neighbourhood!
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