This is for Dianne
October 2011 – Far eastern suburbs of Melbourne
Foothills of the Dandenong Ranges
Look what was on the front grass when I got home one afternoon
Oh yes, there are times of the year when our grass is an unintentional special mix of dandelions and daisies – But that’s not what I’m showing you lol
There they are
A pair of Crimson Rosellas looking for something tasty to eat
Not too concerned to begin with
Nice dandelion clock there full of seeds!
Almost like staues – Eyes straight ahead
showing off their beautiful red heads and blue speckled wings and back
Uh Oh Looks like I’ve been sprung
The one closest to the car carried on moving about and munching
but wasn’t sure if he saw anything or not
Plenty to eat here but they left soon after
I’d turned the engine off and coasted down the drive
Then took these through the closed window
hence the different colour on the grass in some.
Crimson Rosella
Scientific Name:
Platycercus elegans
Featured bird groups:
Parrots
The first is full size but the others have been cropped
Hope you enjoy them 🙂
Linking with Michelle at Nature Notes
Cathy @ Still Waters 
Absolutely gorgeous birds! You are so lucky to have such beauty there!
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Beeeeeeeeeautiful…..
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I saw a similar pair of Rosellas recently, sadly not int he wild but in the aviary where I buy food for my own little flock. Very beautiful.
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Beautiful! It is so interesting to see wildlife from other parts of the world.
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Fab photos, and you are right. I love them. Waaaaah! I wanna come to Australia!.
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Lovely colours – so rich.
Love from Mum
xx
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What super photographs of those lovely birds!
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G’day Cathy. Love pictures. They really are beautiful birds. We get them in the back yard ever now and then. It is always a treat to see them. Take care. Liz…
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You got such great pictures I can even see a bit of dandelion in their beaks. Those are lovely birds.
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Pretty birds!
(*Hides, ducks and lays low lest a bird gets in my hair!)
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The parrots of Australia are so beautiful and varied, you did well to sneak up on these two for a photo session Cathy.
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Beautiful red color! I wish our birds in Hawaii were as pretty.
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Beautiful birds. I enjoyed reading your post. You captured such interesting photos!
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Oh, those gorgeous birds! And they couldn’t have chosen a more lovely background to show themselves off against.
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beautiful sighting Cathy, glad they have lots to eat! Although I’m not looking forward to the weeds!
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They are welcome to visit my yard anytime…. Beautiful…. Michelle from Nature Notes…
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Great photos, Cathy! I love crimson rosellas, though they don’t come as far north as where we are. I often saw them in my young days in the Illawarra area of NSW.
Thank you so much for following my blog. 🙂
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