What a coincidence - I logged in to post a Musk Lorikeet only to find that "lefti" had beaten me to the draw!
With a clear blue sky this morning after weeks of greyness I headed for the scrub once more, to sight and capture my very first Musk Lorikeet that I had never seen before.
Great shots, Tark
Denis
Denis Wilson
www.peonyden.blogspot.com
And I'm from Tassie as well!!
Thanks Dennis. And what was so interesting about this bird is that it must have been poaching on the Rosellas' patch because a flock of them attacked until it finally flew away. Did you ever read The Territorial Imperative?
Regards, "Tark" - Olympus 4/3rds colour
Nice shots, thanks for sharing.
Nice shots, tark. I've never been able to get as close to this species, even though they are quite common here. Must be a young(ish) bird because it lacks the blue crown.
Cheers,
George
Melbourne, VIC
Tassie, thanks mate.
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Thanks George, I wasn't all that close either, about 20m I guess. I noticed the missing blue crown when I looked it up in the book. Hope I get to see a more of them. The Eastern Rosellas are in plague proportions here in Hobart.
Regards, "Tark" - Olympus 4/3rds colour
HI Tark
I hear them and the little lorikeet in the tops of the trees but can't get a photo. TOP SHOTS.
Great shots. We have had them here a few times in the gum trees and when the bottlebrushes are flowering
dingo and Birdgirl, thanks again for looking. Yes, can get frustrating when you can hear but not see them ... sometimes I wonder if they play hide and seek with us. And sis, I think they are migratory birds that visit Tassie seasonally, yet I don't understand why they do so, perhaps you can tell me?
Regards, "Tark" - Olympus 4/3rds colour
Hi Tark
My Reader's Digest complete book of Australian birds says that they are nomadic. It also says they are primarily nectar- and pollen-feeders, so I guess they follow the flowering trees. Their normal distribution is south-eastern Aust., incl. Tas
Thanks sis, maybe they just like a change of scenery, yet that must bring them into confrontation with many other species like the Rosellas that I saw attacking my bird. I guess that flowering trees would bloom much around the same time in the southern states, slightly later in Tassie perhaps.
Regards, "Tark" - Olympus 4/3rds colour