Today’s sunny, cool conditions brought with it an abundance of activity by the native birds in our local bushland park.
Cockatoos, rainbow lorikeets, magpies, kookaburras: you name it: were out in force, delighting the unusually high number of mid-week visitors.
What pleased me most of all, though, was the presence of that most spectacular bird, the King Parrot.
Though these are sometimes quite camera-shy, hiding in the shadows of the tall gum trees, I have been lucky enough to capture some photographs.
Here’s one.
Aren’t they stunning?

A magnificent male King Parrot
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