trichoglossus moluccanus

Hi all, one for SF.....Rainbows are always a source of amusement in this dismal climate LOL.................hope you all get a smile!

The Rainbow was twirling around and around so thought good for SF.......hope you all enjoy!

Feeding on a grass-tree (Xanthorrhoea), one of 66 endemic species of grass-tree.

Rainbow Lorikeet

An unusual view!

Hi all, Pete has been in and out of hospital this last couple of weeks and of course birding had to take second place but I did manage to get to Williamstown for a short visit on Tuesday... couldn't find my Pink Katydid so it might have gone on to a better locale lol....I found a new species to...

Continuing this little saga.....I had wandered around but found only the usual suspects when in came a Black-shouldered Kite and landed on the dead tree....as I was getting a couple of shots for the Friends Group the Lorikeets came back...they surprised me with their obvious amour towards each...

Hi all, family still sick but I managed to get away down town for an hour....The local Botanic Garden is a fairly new venture and I'm lucky enough to be involved, just to take pics of anything unusual....these two were checking out this beautiful hollow in a dead tree set in an ideal setting...

These colorful birds are frequent visitors, especially now the the bottlebrushes and the Euodia tree are in flower. There were so many more of these wonderful parrots that came a few years back but the prolonged drought and the destruction of their habitat has had a dramatic effect. I enjoy and...

Just like the rainbow :)

Very common garden visitor. See more on http://www.aviceda.org/gallery & http://www.aviceda.org/photo