Yesterday I walked north on the Dreaming Track, instead of south. Where the track leads through bushland climbing up to the Meringo headland I watched Rainbow Lorikeets screeching through the banksias, going my way. The noise of their calling increased, until I reached the headland and saw them sitting on two electrical wires. A flurry of birds came and went, others clustered along the guttering of a house, and climbed about the verandah posts.
I took some photos and walked on, all the way to the lagoon and back, when to my surprise the birds had gone, yet I could still hear them. Suddenly I realised they were at a feeder! When I walked past the tall fence, I could see them perfectly. They must know the timetable well, since they had crowded and jostled on the wires and the house front to be in the best position when their dinner was provided.
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Their coloring is gorgeous – great pictures!
the afternoon sun was low and lighting them up 🙂
so many! just gorgeous 🙂
they are, and loud!
beautiful birds and very good photos.
thank you … i was lucky!
How delightful! Rainbow birds!
just imagine these noisy little blessings!
Actually I can imagine because in India we have lots of green parrots – fun, but they do make quite a racket!!
exactly so!
What stunning birds!! You’re so talented to capture them with such wonderful photos!
perfect timing, quite by chance … low western sunlight, birds waiting to be fed … not flying away even though i came quite close … too good to be true!
They are such beautiful birds. All that color is marvelous. Wonderfully captured, Christine. 🙂
i was thrilled to find them low and accessible instead of rustling about in the top of a tree!
Such cute birds, full of colour and fun. And maybe chattering a lot?
oh jude, if only you could hear them … loud screeching even on the wire when one tried to take another’s place!
Some lovely birds…enjoyed your photos.
thanks charles, i am so privileged to share them with you 🙂
If only you could see how my jaw dropped 🙂 wonderful Christine!
great response gilly, i love to imagine your jaw dropping!
At first glance I thought these were flowers, but they’re birds!!! Let me guess, Australia? 😉
you are right dou dou 🙂
That’s a lot of lorikeets in your last photo. Amazing!
they were jostling for a place on the log which acted as a feeder, lots of noisy ructions!
These birds are gorgeous! Great photos, too. 🙂
thanks val, luck was with me big time!
Totally beautiful! We humans are pale by comparison! 😉
pale but equally marvellous tom 🙂
you saw them while walking, Christina!! How beautiful!
yes amy, they are all around us here in the bushland, such noisy birds i can hear them now as i type, shrieking to each other as they fly from tree to tree feeding on nectar … very difficult to photograph so i was thrilled to find them down low on the wire and the feeder!
Unbelievable… Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful photos!
You sure have different birds on your wire than I do!
glad to share them chris!
Fantastic photos. The individual portraits have really caught their character but the group shot I laughed at because to me they just look like a big noisy colourful feathered wreath or table decoration… can you imagine! 🙂
i can so imagine that … in the centre of the christmas lunch!!
What exuberance! I get where EllaDee’s coming from – I thought they looked like an installation – it seems you have everything wonderful around your part of the world Christine 🙂
The only way I can see birds this colorful is in a zoo! Amazing to see them at a feeder! Gorgeous, Christine! 🙂
sometimes we are tempted to take them for granted … but only momentarily!
It must be so wonderful to see so many of these colourful birds in the wild, Christine. 🙂
a constant joy ad!
great Photo….Just love the colours and beautiful parrots!
thank you 🙂
Beautiful birds, sitting proud. Wonderful capture.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!