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Spring has come around again for us who hang from the bottom of the globe here in the Great South Land or the-land-down-under of Aus or Oz as it is better known. Our beautiful and very active and accurate flying Rainbow Lorikeet parrot species are busy mating and searching for suitable real estate to nest in as it is very competitive finding suitable holes in eucalypt trees since other species such as Owls, Parrots, KIngfisher. Kookaburra and Cockatoo also compete for these holes. Click on photos to enlarge.

As I share in my book “What Birds Teach Us” these birds are very faithful companions because they pair for life. It is the saddest thing to see one partner grieving the loss of its partner. They are devoted spouses and parents. They feed on nectar from native flowers by flicking it into their mouth with their stubby tongue. They also enjoy native berries and seeds. They are easy to locate due to their noisy conversations with one another, especially when feeding, often in a family group. Here is a sample of their calls:

The Rainbow Lorikeet is rated the most popular Australian bird from the comments of my American blog Followers because of its colouring. If you visited Australia, you would find them in great numbers along the eastern and far northern coast areas as well as in Perth WA. They prefer nesting in the Angophora costata eucalypt tree as well as feeding from the coastal plants and trees.

These birds are known for their affection for one another and are frequently seen assisting in preening each other behind the neck in hard to get at places. You can relish the delight the receiver is experiencing, when you remember how good it is to have an itchy spot scratched on your back by your spouse.

Some of you will recognise the phot above on the right as featured in my book What Birds Teach Us which I mentioned earlier in this post. Click on the image below to find out more about this unique books and why it would make a great gift for your 7 to 12 year old child or grandchild, especially with Christmas approaching.

Male and female Lorikeets are identical in appearance but the juveniles and immatures have dark beaks and eyes with less colourful breast coloration. Here is an adult caring for a juvenile and two juveniles.

Here is a parent trying to allay the hunger cries of a juvenile by engaging beak to beak in the feeding position, to try and pacify it, similar to a dummy being inserted but it only lasts for a minute or so.

It is always a delight to experience the flash of colour in full sunlight when these birds fly. They usually make noisy chatter to each other as they do.

Have a most enjoyable week ! This is my 10th WordPress anniversary today and marks 9 years since my first book was published.

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