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Rainbow Lorikeets are native to Australia.
Some Rainbow Lorikeets decided to feast on our mandarins.

Fantastic Friday Rainbow Lorikeets

March 1, 2013 By Jan Robinson 11 Comments

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In October 2010 B.H. and I did a road trip which looped from Townsville out west as far as Hughenden, Winton, Roma, Carvarvon Gorge, Longreach, Charters Towers and back to Townsville.

At an overnight stop at Fairbairn Dam and Lake Maraboon we were pleasantly surprised when some rainbow lorikeets decided to share our mandarins.

Rainbow Lorikeets are native to Australia.
Some Rainbow Lorikeets decided to feast on our mandarins.

Rainbow Lorikeets are Australian native birds.  It is illegal to capture a wild bird but they can be purchased from breeders.

As I am writing this our Golden Penda tree is covered in fluffy yellow nectar laden blooms that are irresistible to these colourful crazy birds.  Hanging upside down to get at the food and screeching raucously, they then depart as one with an earsplitting farewell – off to find the next tree.

Isn’t nature fantastic?

Happy Fantastic Friday.

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Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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  1. Krista

    March 1, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    WOW!!! They are absolutely gorgeous! I’ve been admiring them since I got to Oz, but have never been able to get that close. Fantastic shots. 🙂

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    • Jan

      March 1, 2013 at 3:03 pm

      We were in a caravan park Krista so I guess they were used to humans and being fed. The ones you are seeing are probably not so used to humans. We used to have a big Euodia Tree right next to our verandah and the lorikeets used to be very close to us there, but the tree fell over in a cyclone and although we have replanted it is not large enough yet to attract the birds. It does however attract the Dunk Island Blue Butterfly which is extremely hard to photograph.

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  2. Danielle

    March 1, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    You have captured the vibrant colours of the bird in the largest photo beautifullly. One of my favourite memories as a child is of feeding these birds at Currumbin Sancturary on the Gold Coast.

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    • Jan

      March 1, 2013 at 9:12 pm

      Me too Danielle, they were crazy weren’t they? I remember them sitting on my head.

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  3. Leigh

    March 5, 2013 at 5:20 am

    I wish we got birds like that here in Calgary. The closest we’d get to that kind of colour is the Western Tanager.Today I was lucky enough to see about 1000 Cedar Waxwings overhead. It may be a grey day outside but seeing birds like that sure picks up your spirits.

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    • Jan

      March 5, 2013 at 11:25 am

      How wonderful to see so many birds at once Leigh! If you did get rainbow lorikeets, imagine how pretty they would be against the snow. I guess they are so colourful to blend in with their habitat here.

      Reply
  4. lisa | renovating italy

    March 7, 2013 at 11:09 am

    oh I just love these rainbow birds, they are so cheeky and yes very loud. I’ve never had one eat from my hand in the wild. I love the way they sqwark and bicker amongst themselves. xx

    Reply
    • Jan

      March 7, 2013 at 12:36 pm

      I have been rethinking what I said about them hanging upside down to eat the nectar. I think they hang upside down because they like to!

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  5. Lisa Wood

    March 15, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    Its amazing the different colours that Lorikeets have – they sure are loud when they are eating together, but so very gorgeous. I love Australia wildlife.
    They sure look like they are enjoying your mandarins!

    Reply
    • Jan

      March 15, 2013 at 8:59 pm

      They were so bold. The next day they sat on the caravan and screeched for more!

      Reply

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