For the last few weeks a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets have visited my front door.

I have given them wholegrain bread and fruit handouts.

They are beautiful birds
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Beauties! Don't let your kitties get them
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Kiwi-Hi! I saw the photo. Those parrots are beautiful. Are they native to your area? Thanks for the big dose of happy to start my day! I love watching birds.

Hi Hotfoot53

I am glad that you enjoyed the Rainbow Lorikeets
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Yes, they are native to my area - sometimes they nest in the trees at the back of my land.

About 10 different kinds pf parrots visit my land (not all at once). The others are a bit shy/fast-moving so it is not easy to get photos of them but they always brighten up my day
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You are so lucky to have these colorful birds in your area.
I'd love to have them here.
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We feed the birds here every day. The last two summers we did not go to our vacation home as it is very difficult for me to manage now with my more limited mobility. So we have been feeding thru the summer months and have seen many interesting sights, and behaviors that we missed before. The little goldfinches are fun to watch coming to my flowers. The parents teach the fledglings how to get seeds out of spent flowers. And I have many photos of this process now, which I am using to do drawings from. The males are bright yellow during the summer and females a yellowish olive color. I put out 100% cotton fluff in a "corn cob feeder" for their nesting starting in April and thru July. They nest later than other songbirds, and I have many interesting photos of this process too.

This photo is of a fledgling resting on some spent flowers.

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mrsD-hello!
I like the picture of the finch fledgling. I have finches but since I don't feed them, they don't stay in the yard long. How could I tell if there was a fledgling in my yard? (Do you know because you know your birds that well or is there a signature look to them?)
I have a hummingbird feeder. It's so strange to me, I never see them and within 5 minutes of putting out the liquid they're right there. (This was my first year feeding them). Thanks for sharing!
I had a robins nest this year- unfortunately right over the front door. Couldn't see a thing and couldn't use the door until they left- they divebombed me and made a loud racket! Live and learn. 😊

Hotfoot, you are lucky to have hummingbirds.

It is always a high point if I see one on a trip to the US
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They are really beautiful and nice work getting their photos! Lucky you to have them in your yard!

Hi Kiwi,
What beautiful visitors. Lorikeets and Lories are some of Natures most colorful creations. Do they recognize you when they visit? My new companion Bodhi the blue crowned conure in the two months he has been here has shown a remarkable intelligence.
Exotic birds are the greatest.

Hi stumblefoot

I think that parrots (like your conure) are pretty smart.

I don't know if the lorikeets recognise me but they are not afraid - they were about a metre away when I took the photo.