Monday, February 4, 2013

The Birds & the Bees!

I was woken this morning with much screeching of these Rainbow Lorikeets in my back yard, squabbling over the food supply provided by the palm tree there!
Those black dots are bees and I have to keep alert when letting my dog out, as (despite having been once bitten...) she hasn't yet learnt they're not good playmates!



(These colours haven't been enhanced - they are naturally this vivid)

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16 comments:

  1. Stewart MFebruary 4, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    I think its good that you told people this is how these birds really look! People would suspect a photoshop job other wise!

    Nice picture.

    Stewart M - Melbourne

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  2. diane bFebruary 4, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    The colours are great of the birds and the palm flowers.They are noisy but beautiful creatures.

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  3. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerFebruary 5, 2013 at 1:09 AM

    Amazing colours! And the bird doesn't seem to mind those bees!
    Duncan In Kuantan

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  4. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 5, 2013 at 2:17 AM

    Wonderful shots of the Lorikeets Valerie, I have almost the exact same images from my own back garden, how lucky are we to have such colourful visitors!

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2013 at 4:26 AM

    Wonderful shots!

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  6. Dina JFebruary 5, 2013 at 8:21 AM

    You caught the colors perfect. We have them in our local zoo that you can feed. It's great that you have them wild in your backyard.

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  7. UnknownFebruary 5, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    Beautiful colours!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  8. carol l mckFebruary 5, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    Wow! Magnificent photography and colors ~

    Carol of: (A Creative Harbor) ^_^ ~ artmusedog and Carol on blogger

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  9. KarenFebruary 5, 2013 at 12:21 PM

    ANd they are vividly beautiful!

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  10. JackieFebruary 5, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    Oh my goodness Adelaide this bird is stunning and you captured him perfectly.

    I would love to wake up and find a bird this colorful outside.

    Awesome...truly awesome! I love your shots and I am your newest follower!

    Happy OWT!

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  11. Fun60February 5, 2013 at 6:48 PM

    Great photo. I couldn't believe how colourful these birds are when I saw them in Aus. Their name says it all.

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  12. Luna MirandaFebruary 5, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    wow, you have this exotic bird visiting your backyard! amazing! i only see them in rain forests here, or in bird sanctuaries.

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  13. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentFebruary 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    You may have a few more noisy mornings, but colourful ones with the palm providing quite an attraction. Lets hope you only have a few lorikeets at a time - so much more enjoyable that way.

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  14. EG CameraGirlFebruary 6, 2013 at 12:59 AM

    WOW! Lorikeets are handsome birds!

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  15. A Colorful WorldFebruary 6, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    Wow! What gorgeous birds...so busy among the fruits along with the bees. I had lorikeets land on me while feeding them nectar at an aviary at the San Antonio zoo, I think. They are such beautiful birds!

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  16. MerlesworldFebruary 7, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    THey are so pretty we have them here in the summer but not so many this year but they sure are noisy.
    Merle.....

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