Male King Parrot
Although officially listed as common in our local park, these magnificent parrots make themselves scarce when I’m around.
So it is a real treat to be able to capture the image of this beautiful male.
Enjoy!
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For those of you who love parrots, I’m about to post about cockatoos on my other blog 🙂
Male King Parrot
I saw a pair of these stunningly-beautiful birds this morning. Even at a distance, the male’s wonderful colours shone out.
The male of the species is much brighter in colour than its mate. The male’s bright red feathers are a joy to see. The female, though, is still a lovely bird. Her subtle greens and red must surely help her camouflage.
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Male King Parrot
What a pretty boy!
I’d be telling a lie if I said that I often see the King Parrots. Although they are around, they make themselves scarce, especially compared to, say, Rainbow Lorikeets.
I particularly like this position for their photography: high in a Gum Tree. How Australian is that?
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Female King Parrot
Now and again I spot a magnificently-coloured male King Parrot high in the trees at our local park. Even less frequently, though, do I see the female of the species.
Although she’s rather less flashy than her suitors, she still strikes me as a very pretty bird. Her subtle greens and quieter reds give her more camouflage than the males.
Enjoy!
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Don’t you agree that these spectacular birds well deserve their title: King Parrots?
Their rich red and green of the plumage is so eye-catching and cheerful. It’s always a delight to catch sight of these parrots. Rarely, fortune smiles on me so much that a really wonderful photographic opportunity presents itself. But a few weeks ago, it did!
Another wonderful parrot that I sometimes see in the park is the Crimson Rosella. The most striking difference between it and the King Parrot lies in the colour of the wings, which are a darkish blue.
Male King Parrot
Crimson Rosella
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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
