There has been no further activity on my neighbour’s roof, but the sight and sounds of these beauties (Rainbow Lorikeets), has given me ample pleasure.
They are supping on the nectar of blossoms of Golden Penda trees. They are most welcome to come and dine here any day. There are lots of Ulysses butterflies also, but they’re far too swift to capture anywhere but in my mind’s eye.
Hello World 
185 for me! Yippee!!!!!
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:-), Michelle!
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Thanks to the update service I now know the scoop on the poop!!
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Thanks to you and my Faux Son (FS), the tone of my blog has just plummeted!!! How many days now, Yvonne?
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157…glad to help divert the standard of your blog 😉
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Is their poop as beautifully variegated as their plumage?
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Hi, FS. Trust you to come up with the intelligent, incisive question. I shan’t rest easy until I get the answer for you! Cheers. 🙂
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Well, at least I have the courtesy to wait for the first rush of comments to subside before letting my curiosity run rampant.
I don’t know when I’ll have an opportunity to investigate in person (or are you hinting that you’ve finally bought those airline tickets for me?!). In the meantime, we will all have to rely on your own evidence-gathering skills.
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Hold everything there, FS. Nowhere is it written that I’ve bought airline tickets for you, even though you are the Prodigal.
I can now report that their poop is a glory to behold (but not to be held), a veritable rainbow of … grey and white! Also, 🙂
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What a gorgeous bird! I agree, you are lucky to have him in your yard.
http://www.blipadee.blogspot.com/2012/05/animals-in-venice.html
I thought you might enjoy this post on “Animals in Venice.”
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Thank you so much for that link, Annie! What a nice blog that is.
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You’d really like this area then, Susie, and I wouldn’t even make you wash the dishes.
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I actually enjoy washing dishes! My only requirement is a kitchen window to look out of.
The National Geographic Society filmed a show on parrots years ago. One of the segments was about the Rainbow Lorikeets, these were in NZ I believe. The naughty birds were stripping rubber gaskets out of car windows! As naughty as they were, they were incredibly charming and smart. You lucky girl!
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Some of these birds are like bored dogs, they start picking at stuff, to amuse themselves, it seems.
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You made my day Yvonne, I am an avid bird watcher when not dreaming of Venice!
How wonderful to view these marvelous creatures right outside your window!
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Love the cheeky, but very noisy lorikeets…I get them outside my window from time to time depending on what is flowering….other than that they just fly around all over the place, screeching as they go!
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No wonder you’re happy to call Brisbane home now, Big Al. 🙂
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Don’t ever forget, the house swap deal will always be open, Caroline.
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Gosh, Yvonne, you really seem to live in Paradise! Lucky you!
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I loved the birds I saw in Australia so colorful and free
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Hello, Joanne. Atherton attracts many birdwatchers from around the globe, we have our fare share of different species.
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Oh my, Yvonne!!! your not in Kansas (or Sask) anymore.
Though the rooftop is entertaining, this is a treat for a gal from the land of beige prairies. I’m “green” with envy.
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There definitely was nothing like them in Saskatchewan, Yvonne. But, we don’t have those harbingers of spring, the robins.
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Ah, what beauties to view out the window!
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They are truly gorgeous birds, Michelle. I like their busy chatter, too.
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Yvonne, why did your parrot run away from you? Did you feed him with polenta?
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Buon giorno, Irina. Maybe he didn’t like the white polenta?
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