Thought these might be interesting. They were three outside my motel room at Cooma earlier this year - two males and I assume a female as I could not see any red about the crest. I knew they were nearby because it sounded like a creaking door. Such a delight to see and hear them. Sorry about the photo of the female but switched cameras for a close-up and she flew off.
Cool to see these in the wild, have seen them in a zoo many times, and know there little noises well, thanks for sharing.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
I was born in Cooma.
I love these birds. Hopefully they will be visiting us down South in a few months!
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
I simply love their plumage and colouring, wish we could get them up this way, thanks for the photos Sue.
Regards
Shane
nice photos Sue.
M-L
I wish they came this far north, as I would love to see them. Lovely pics. Thank you for sharing.
Karen
Brisbane southside.
Great shots Sue, we see these when we go camping at April, they are a great looking bird. Just love the first photo. Thanks for posting them.
They are a great parrot to see in the wild . Just a little bit of trivia they always use the same foot when eating.
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I also took this picture demonstrating Darin's comment about using the same foot for feeding. it looked a bit like double exposure. Sue
Lovely sighting and one we dont get very often thanks Sue
Sunshine Coast Queensland
special!
Hi Darin, I can also tell you, the same statement is found about Rosellas, I even read it in a publication , Rosellas always use the left foot, or was it the right foot. I have put up many photos at the time of this discussion. I have many Rosellas in my garden, (apart from the ones the bluddy cat from next door killed), some use the left foot, some the right foot. I have even seen some use one and then put seeds in the other. So all of you can put that nonsense to bed. If you don't believe me, I can find some photos, just have to look for them.
M-L