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Rainbow Lorikeet

Posted on February 10, 2012January 16, 2022

Thought I’d post some more images from the other night. I don’t usually get so close to these beautifully vibrant coloured birds.  They are partial to flowering gums and fruit trees. I sometimes see them in our fig tree when the fruit is ripe, and our neighbour’s flowering gum tree – but always at the top of the tree, never close up. So I was delighted that one had come to pay a visit at our friend’s home close to where we were sitting for dinner.

Some information from my favourite Australian Bird website:

The Rainbow Lorikeet is unmistakable with its bright red beak and colourful plumage. Both sexes look alike, with a blue (mauve) head and belly, green wings, tail and back, and an orange/yellow breast. They are often seen in loud and fast-moving flocks, or in communal roosts at dusk.

Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

5 thoughts on “Rainbow Lorikeet”

  1. Daniel Stoller says:
    February 10, 2012 at 10:46 am

    Wow these are beautiful birds. Very unique in colouration as well. The most colourful bird I’ve ever seen was a humming bird! I guess you were in luck that night, not only that you noticed the bird, but that you were able to catch it in your lens!

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    1. Kathie Thomas says:
      February 11, 2012 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks Daniel. I rarely go anywhere without my camera and fortunately my friends are used to me pulling the camera out at any time.

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  2. Kandace Heimer says:
    February 11, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    I love parrots, and you are so lucky to be in a country that has an abundance of parrots. My husband and I share our lives with two Brazilian parrots, a black headed caique and a sun conure.

    I have traveled to Australia several times . . . my favorite is the sulfer-crested cockatoo and the rainbow lorikeet.

    You have captured the lorikeets with great detail in the feathers and the coloring is spectacular. Keep photographing those parrots.

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  3. Kathie Thomas says:
    February 11, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    Thanks Kandace. They are beautifully coloured, that’s for sure. And I have quite a few Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos on this site – just click on a tag on this blog to the right or check the categories list.

    Thanks for visiting – much appreciated.

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  4. Sally K Witt, Social Media and Ministry says:
    February 13, 2012 at 10:02 am

    Wonderful photos. Love the Lorikeets. They have a great summer exhibit of Australian Lorikeets in the warm months where you get to feed them at the Philadelphia Zoo. That is one of my favorite places to visit.

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