Flying Rainbows~

On By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, MY PHOTOGRAPHS

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Talk about PDA!
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These guys perfect it.
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It’s enough to make your head spin!
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Rainbow Lorikeets are affectionate, comical and congenial birds, as sweet as they are pretty.
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Of course this grumpy guy might disagree, it’s no fun waiting for your feathers to grow, you can hardly fly and the big birds are having all the fun!
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There is always some minor bickering among birds, come to think of it, among people too, but that’s another story….
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What personalities these guys have. They hammed it up on my hand for my camera! They know how handsome they are……
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Some day I’d be over the rainbow to have a rainbow of my own.
Cheers to you from the free flying Lorikeets at Lorikeet Landing~

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266 thoughts on “Flying Rainbows~”

  4. The are fabulous photos of the rainbow lorikeets; where were you?
    They are common in Australia and we are lucky enough to see them all the time. In the evening they fly over our house looking for the best tree to roost for the night – they are so noisy, you can’t hear yourself think!

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    1. I was in paradise in Australia. These birds you guys see everyday are exotic beauties to me. I just love the parrot species and these guys are so sweet and gentle! I had them eating out of my hand in Australia too! These guys are in a massive free flight, walk through aviary at The San Diego Safari Park near The Holler. It is run by the non-profit San Diego Zoo which is a leading conservation organization.

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  6. PDAs? I dunno, it looks more like they’re picking on each other than being affectionate. And did that bird’s head do a 180 or 360, like in The Exorcist? Whatever cartilage is in that bird’s neck, I need to get me some of that…

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  11. Reblogged this on Spirit In Action and commented:
    Thank you Cindy! You captured the radiance nature of these guys perfectly! I’ve read they are seriously messy to keep at home because they are fruit eaters-instead of seeds/grains supplemented with fruit and vegetables like most domestic parrots. But their interesting personalities, affectionate nature and beauty make up for the frequency of mop duty;-)

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    1. Yes, they eat mostly nectar and fruit which is unusual for such a large parrot. They have delightful personalities though as you mention. Thank you for your kindess my friend and happy Sunday!

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  17. Been photographing these guys in the wild. In the Aussie town of Port Douglas there are trees all down the centre of the main road downtown and literally hundreds of lorikeets gather there to roost for the evening. Their screeching is absolutely deafening.
    Lovely photos Cindy.
    Alison

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  23. Lorikeets!!! Nice to see that you have a nearby free-flight aviary exhibit near you as well Cindy! (For anyone in the NorCal region, you can get your Lorikeet fix in Redding too. There’s a free-flight aviary exhibit, at the Turtle Bay recreational park, where people can walk in and feed Lorikeets nectar.) Amazing how just catching a glimpse of these colorful beauties makes the day brighter!

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  26. Such characters of the bird world aren’t they Cindy, bossy and raucous they certainly rule the roost and down at our beach when they all (hundreds of them) come in to roost you cannot hear yourself speak above the cacophony of sound they make. I love them

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  29. Amazing. I had just posted some photos of bird shots I took this week. The colors were all brown, black or white (except the swans orange bill). I felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. leaving the black and white of Kansas and stepping into the vibrant colors of Oz. Thanks for the mystical journey. <3

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    1. Laughing, love that description! We just don’t get these gorgeous parrot species where we live. We have to travel towards the tropical zones to see them as they should be, in the wild~

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      1. It was amazing how the parrot just ate from your hand. The winter has been so harsh here, I put out some suet with seed. No birdie visitors came but yesterday — I noticed footprints and no suet bell at all — a bandit came and squirreled it away. Looking forward to more of your beautiful photos. <3

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  39. Such beautiful birds and they do such cute things. It reminds me when we were once down in Miami Beach, Florida on a vacation and we visited the Parrot Jungle. The birds were all free and would land on us and line up on our head and shoulders for pictures and with a lot of them they are very heavy and you wonder if they left anything behind when they flew off. 🙂 I kept brushing myself off. 🙂

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    1. It’s such fun isn’t it! These birds are so intelligent, social and interactive, it is wonderful to see people who haven’t experienced them, fall in love!

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  40. They perch on your hands?? Wow, that must have been some experience! Part of me wonders whether their talons hurt, while the other part is awed by their stunning colorful beauty!!

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    1. No hurt at all. They are extremely gentle with people. Nectar was dripping on my finger, and oh so gently they turned upside down and liked it off my finger. I love them!

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  48. WOW! These birds are amazing! They are more colorful than macaws! Are there many of these birds in the wild around where you live? I heard of a colony of South American macaws that have taken up residence in San Francisco (there was a documentary on that), but even here in Illinois, a friend of mine last year saw a flock of parrots perched in a tree outside her house!

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    1. It is remarkable that parrot species do this. They escape in envornments so different than their native one, and successfully breed. It is remarkable and probably due to their resourcefulness and intelligence. How they find each other to breed is anyone’s guess. Maybe multiple birds are released at the same time. We have Amazon Yellow Head parrots breeding in the palm trees in Pt. Loma, but no Parrots at The Holler. The raptors wouldn’t tolerate them.

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  49. It’s now only one VERY long flight and two short ones before I will be serenaded (read screech) each evening for the next month by these beautiful creatures as they settle for the night. You now have me almost excited about the prospect of the 15hour 40 minutes flight to Australia… ALMOST, lol!

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      1. So are these here. They are actually roosting in the trees in the small reserve opposite our apartment – the sound of them waking and preparing for sleep each day is just glorious! 🙂

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    1. Oh I empathize. We are leaving soon for Africa. This is 2-12 hour flights! It’s worth it, but oh the flights are no fun! I must go back to Austalia too. I know you will have the most wonderful time there~

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