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23 Any Colour you like

Melbourne, Australia

From the Album Dark side of the moon

The Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia along the along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania and in the South West Pacific.
Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas.

Their intense colours have patches of emerald green, orange midnight blue, dull blue, ruby red, lemon yellow, purple, violet greenish grey.
Surprisingly enough this colourful bird can be hard sometimes to pick out in its natural habitat. See below.


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Guest 24-Nov-2009 23:25
Such beautiful, colourful birds... love thier red beaks!
marita toftgard24-Nov-2009 12:05
absolutely wonderful!!
magic to see them like this
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Sheila24-Nov-2009 09:52
They have gorgeous colours but are a serious pest over here.
Clever thinking Mieke, living rainbows.
Inga Morozoff24-Nov-2009 01:34
Stunning birds! Wow!!
Jola Dziubinska24-Nov-2009 00:13
Wow, lovely company!
Cindi Smith24-Nov-2009 00:13
I want these in my backyard!!!!!
Coleen Perilloux Landry23-Nov-2009 23:35
So beautiful.
Mairéad23-Nov-2009 21:15
They're just beautiful.
Barbara Heide23-Nov-2009 20:51
beautiful colours!
Doug Cruden23-Nov-2009 20:06
I'd love to have these guys in my garden, they're so colourful they'd brighten up a dull Monday in November :o) Great shot, and perfect for the song
LynnH23-Nov-2009 18:34
Beautiful but like most parrots, a bit too noisy. Great capture of them playing and talking in the group. V
Chris23-Nov-2009 16:46
I thought these were so beautiful when I was in Brisbane - even though they are so noisy.
globalgadabout23-Nov-2009 16:05
that's a colourful cluster of these birds, apparently having a good squawk..V
Walter Otto Koenig23-Nov-2009 15:33
Any color for sure. These are wonderful birds and they're very friendly too.
Ans de Zeeuw 23-Nov-2009 10:56
Wat een prachtige vogels. Schitterende kleuren!!
Yvonne23-Nov-2009 10:56
Arguing of course, noisy things - great capture Mieke!
Stephanie23-Nov-2009 09:37
Oh how I wish that we could see such lovely and colorful birds like this in the US! A sweet capture! :0)
Maaike Huizer23-Nov-2009 08:44
Oh heerlijk kleurrijk. Die zie je hier alleen maar in Avifauna.
laine23-Nov-2009 08:15
One of my favourite garden visitors.
Kathryn23-Nov-2009 07:34
Rainbow colours.
borisalex23-Nov-2009 07:18
How colorful birds and so happy too, wonder what they have tell..about a new color :)?