On the Fence

Rainbow Lorrikeet, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Rainbow Lorrikeets

Rainbow Lorrikeet

Rainbow Lorrikeet, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Sitting on the Fence at the Feeding Tray was a whole group of Rainbow Lorrikeets

 

 

Rainbow Lorikeets on the fence

Parrots on the fence, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

There are many parrots that live around the coast where the nectar is rich in the grevilleas and gums.
You can see them swaying as they cling to the flowers.

At the caravan Park a feeder attracts the birds after the sunset and before they roost for the night

Rainbow Lorikeet
The Rainbow Lorikeet is unmistakable with its bright red beak and colourful plumage. Both sexes look alike, with a blue (mauve) head and belly, green wings, tail and back, and an orange/yellow breast. They are often seen in loud and fast-moving flocks, or in communal roosts at dusk.
The Rainbow Lorikeet mostly forages on the flowers of shrubs or trees to harvest nectar and pollen, but also eats fruits, seeds and some insects.
The eggs of the Rainbow Lorikeet are laid on chewed, decayed wood, usually in a hollow limb of a eucalypt tree. Both sexes prepare the nest cavity and feed the young, but only the female incubates the eggs

Facts and figures
Research Species: Yes
Minimum size: 28 cm
Maximum size: 32 cm
Average size: 30 cm
Average weight: 133 g
Breeding season: June to January
Clutch size: 2
Incubation: 23 days
Time in nest: 45 days

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/bird/97