Trailblazer
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It is difficult to pick a favorite but I think the Rainbow Lorikeet is my favorite.
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The Land of Parrots
- Thread starter John53
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The impressive beak maybe? They feed almost exclusively on the seeds of Cassurina Trees and require old growth forests with large hollows for breeding so probably a species us humans can wipe off the face of the earth without too much effort. Here's a male.
I hope we leave it and many other species, even those not so visually striking, but still interesting, to continue to exist. We don't have a great track record for this though.
It may be that bill and now that you have let me know a little more about them, I am even more intrigued.
I did a video of a flock of about 20,000 (very rough estimate) a couple of years ago on a phone I no longer use, I'll see if it's still on there and if I can get it off.
Really impressive pictures worthy of a true twitcher.
Can i ask why so many seem to like lying on their back? Its a behaviour I've not seen in birds before
Can i ask why so many seem to like lying on their back? Its a behaviour I've not seen in birds before
Pair bonding with play and mock fighting.
They are pretty and colorful. They must be something to see in flocks.
I can't find the video I made but this one is a fair representation of mornings and evenings around here when the gum trees are flowering. About the same quality as my video skills too.
Trailblazer
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It's similar here when the Australian Magpies and Masked Plovers are breeding. It makes walking the dog interesting lol
Subduction Zone
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I raised some Australian birds, until my allergies got the best of my. Parakeets, or budgies, are extremely easy to breed if one takes halfway decent care of one's birds. I think that I had a pair of zebra finches too, but I was not as successful there, but then I was not trying very hard either. I had a roommate while going to college a million years ago that had some Lady Gould finches. Beautiful birds. I cannot remember the song that well. He tried to breed them but had no luck. But I do believe that just about every Australian bird that exists in the US now was bred here. Not a bad idea. Raiding wild birds for people personal use should be discouraged.
Unfortunately there's still a wild bird trade, particularly in Papua New Guinea and parts of Asia.
Gouldian Finches not Lady Gould, another Americanism
. Named after John Gould.
Subduction Zone
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Okay, correction noted. And I may have misremembered the name. It might have been my fault. No need to blame all of America yet..Unfortunately there's still a wild bird trade, particularly in Papua New Guinea and parts of Asia.
Gouldian Finches not Lady Gould, another Americanism
It's America's fault, heard it many times.