Lorikeets Galore

[Rahni]

Where I live I am blessed to be able to see wild Rainbow Lorikeets and Musk Lorikeets regularly.
Today I was driving out in the 'burbs and I heard a really high-pitched lorikeet sound that I thought was way too high to be a musk, and so I pulled over and got the binoculars and it was Little Lorikeets! I have never seen a wild one before and there was about 30 of them in this one tree with the rainbows and musks, as well as a few eastern (golden-mantled) rosellas.

I unfortunately didn't have my camera with me so no photos :( but they are a tiny grass-parrot sized lorikeet, with all the personality and bossy-ness squeezed into one tiny body.

Here's a pic off google:



I will try and go back to the same spot with my camera, but they are so tiny I don't know if I'll get any good photos but I can try!

[maggy]

We have Rainbow lories in our palm trees next-door. They are so-o-o noisy! Whats worse is Alice Cooper the budgie is a gifted mimic and joins in in lorie language...increasing the volume as the wild guys call to their relative to come join them eating the fruit....they are all pests! Love 'em.

[WhiteRaven]

You are so lucky! I live near Melbourne but have never seen a Little Lorikeet. They are cute. :)
I see rainbows, musks, scaly breasts and hybrids of the three, but no little lorikeets.

[Ashling]

I don't think I have seen them either. They are sooo cute though. I guess since it's coming into spring we'll be seeing more of everything!

Originally Posted by maggy

We have Rainbow lories in our palm trees next-door. They are so-o-o noisy! Whats worse is Alice Cooper the budgie is a gifted mimic and joins in in lorie language...increasing the volume as the wild guys call to their relative to come join them eating the fruit...

Try living with one!