Archive for the 'Parrots and Lorikeets' Category

Last night I went for a walk in the cool of the evening. It was just on dark when I arrived home. I didn’t go with the intention of doing any birding; it was just a much needed walk to deal with the indulgence of the season. (Actually, I was rather good and didn’t over-indulge […]

Gang-gang Cockatoo
2007 Australian Capital Territory Trip report #8
During our visit to the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra earlier this year I was delighted to see several Gang-gang Cockatoos. This is a species I do not see all that often because its range is nowhere near where I live.

Gang-gang Cockatoos are found in […]

King Parrot, male and female, Floriade 2007, Canberra
2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #6
The King Parrot would have to be one of Australia’s most beautiful birds. It is a bird of the eastern states of Australia, so I do not get to see it all that often.
The pair shown in the photo above was taken […]

Yellow Rosella
On my recent visit to Loxton in the Riverland region of South Australia I saw several Yellow Rosellas. This is a species I have not observed very often. This photos on this post are not brilliant but they are the first and only shots I have of this beautiful species.
The Yellow Rosella is a […]

Earlier this week I drove to Loxton in the Riverland region of South Australia to attend a funeral. Loxton is almost exactly 2 hours drive from here in Murray Bridge. It was like going home because I grew up on a farm in the Loxton district and went to high school there.
The road to Loxton […]