Bird of the Week Challenge: 8th September - Parrots

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Bird of the Week Challenge: 8th September - Parrots

Happy Monday everyone.

Well I am ok to admit that last week's challenge wasn't great - but we live and learn. I tried it, and now know not to again cheeky

So lets get back to a photo heavy challenge. This week lets see how many parrots we can get posted. I will open it up to all parrots (so including the rosellas, cockatoos etc).

The guidelines:

  • Each species can only be posted ONCE
  • Each poster can only post one species per post, and they must wait for two other people to post before joining in again

 

Who will get us started? And which species will be first?

 

Devster
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I thought last weeks challange was funny and light hearted.

Good for a bit of a change. I particularly liked Annies post with the welcome swallows fogetting the aniversary.

Cheers

Devster

mpb
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Here are a couple of Little Corellas

Mark

Elsie
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A pair of Sulfur-crested Cockatoos

Araminta
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My friend Janet (a female King Parrot) in my garden.

M-L

timrp
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A Rainbow Lorikeet.

Ross42
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Twenty Eight / Australian Ringneck

rawshorty
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A couple of Gallahs (and a kite for good measure)

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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Rick N
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Rock Parrot

Ross42
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Regent Parrot

Reflex
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I'm not sure what sort of parrot this was to be honest. I think it is an Eclectus Parrot but am prepared to be corrected. Nailed the focus on this one but need to learn how to increase the amount of in focus. Pretty sure even AnnieJ would have kept this one.

Samford Valley Qld.

timrp
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Where was that taken?

Elsie
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Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Does this count?)

Araminta
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A cheaky  Gang Gang Cockatoo eating a nut.

M-L

Araminta
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Reflex, your bird is not an Eclectus Parrot. I have photos of a male and a female. I can post them when it's my turn again. I'll have to wait 2 posts wink

M-L

Reflex
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timrp wrote:

Where was that taken?

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Just north of Childers in Qld.

A bird sanctuary on my way home from Gladstone.

Samford Valley Qld.

Reflex
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Elsie wrote:

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Does this count?)

 A hard bird to photograph Elsie. I have heaps of photographs of this bird that seems to know how to keep just out of range!

Samford Valley Qld.

Araminta
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Hi Reflex, just posted two Eclectus Parrots for you under Best Photos.Have a look.

M-L

Reflex
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Araminta wrote:

Hi Reflex, just posted two Eclectus Parrots for you under Best Photos.Have a look.

 Will do.

Samford Valley Qld.

sue818
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Best I can with these little fast moving Budgerigars. 89 flew in and perched on a fence for a moment before most took flight. Sue

mpb
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Crimson Rosella


Mark

Elsie
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They are indeed Reflexsmiley A Yellow-tailed Black cockatoo

Ross42
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Pale-headed Rosella

pacman
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so many beautiful Parrots, the Mulga Parrot is almost my favourite

Peter

Araminta
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One of the Orange-bellied Parrots at Healesville. They had great success last year in breeding this endangered species, and are releasing some into the wild. Good luck little beauties, and avoid those nasty cats.

M-L

mpb
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I am running out of locals not already used, so.....

Indian Rose-ringed Parakeet


Mark

Reflex
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Palm Cockatoo from Bramwell station in Cape York.

Look how well they blend in with the red leaves on these trees.

Samford Valley Qld.

pacman
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Blue Bonnet  - a flighty bird for me so I am pleased with the pics I get

Peter

Araminta
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There are a few left from my area, will look for them in due time. But here is a Red-rumped Parrot . Taken in my local Park.

M-L

sue818
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Redwing parrot from Mt Surprise in (I think) a Queensland Bottle tree. Sue

Araminta
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Seeing nobody has posted anything for more than 12 hours, I think it's safe for me to have a go again?

The little Musk Lorikeet says: go away, you are not my mother.

M-L

Ross42
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Alexandrine Parrot

pacman
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Cockatiel - male and female

Peter

Araminta
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Sorry Sue, I didn't see your post of the Budgies. (well, I've done it againcrying, I did not intend to)

Holly can remove.

M-L

Holly
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Araminta wrote:

 

Sorry Sue, I didn't see your post of the Budgies. (well, I've done it againcrying, I did not intend to)

Holly can remove.

 

Thanks ML got it smiley

Araminta
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I guess I can post again ?  This one was not taken in the wild. It was at Healsville Sanctuary. That makes me think it might be a rare Parrot?  I think it's a Superb Parrot ? Are they an endangered bird?

M-L

pacman
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M-L yes, that is a male Superb Parrot, very aptly named; like many of our parrots they have declined with habitat loss but are common locally in the right areas; I had a number of sightings during my 9 months in Parkes; Boorowra NSW has signs saying that it is in Superb Country or similar; actually I suggest that you GoogleMaps Boorowra and then street view and look for the 'Superb Bakery' - they actually sell Superb Pies (a bit overrated in my opinion)

Peter

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Araminta wrote:

I guess I can post again ?  This one was not taken in the wild. It was at Healsville Sanctuary. That makes me think it might be a rare Parrot?  I think it's a Superb Parrot ? Are they an endangered bird?

We have quite a few in Canberra if you need somewink

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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rawshorty
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purple-crowned lorikeet

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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roybat
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Not my photo but I just thought it worth posting. White Corella inspecting the webcam at Outer Harbour Port Adelaide

Annie W
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devwenbull@hotmail.com wrote:

I thought last weeks challange was funny and light hearted.

Good for a bit of a change. I particularly liked Annies post with the welcome swallows fogetting the aniversary.

Cheers

Devster

smileyThanks Devster, it seemed to fit with their expressionslaugh - that one (amusing captions) is an ongoing challenge popped up by (member) Richman,  I think Holly was meaning last weeks (site) Bird of the Week Challenge... boy that looked tricky!  Good job everyone who joined in.  I had no hope joining in that one with terrible connection problems all week.

What a beautiful bunch of feathered lovelies so far this week!  No surprises from me, a Tassie endemic, a Green Rosella of course laugh.

West Coast Tasmania

mpb
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Possibly a Tui parakeet

Mark

Araminta
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These live in a far corner of my property, they are very shy. I have not been able to get any good photos of them, they fly away as soon as they see me coming. Not like the Crimsons and the Kings. Who knows, one day .....

So here is one shot of an Eastern Rosella in my big garden.

M-L

pacman
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Western Corella

Peter

Araminta
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There are quite a few different types of Corellaswink, this one is a Long-billed Corellacheeky sitting on a fence in my garden on its way to somewhere?

M-L

gphe
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Scaly Breast Lorikeet

I think this one might be a young one due to lack of scaly feature.

pacman
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Major Mitchell's Cockatoo

Peter

Reflex
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roybat wrote:

Not my photo but I just thought it worth posting. White Corella inspecting the webcam at Outer Harbour Port Adelaide

 Great post. Love it!

Samford Valley Qld.

gphe
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Last minute post.

I know Rainbows have been done before - but this one is only for comparison with the hybrid Rainbow X Scaly Breast next to it.

Some photoshop work done to mute the background wink

sue818
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Varied Lorrikeet, Cloncurry

pacman
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Turquoise Parrot

Peter

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