Monday 15 June 2015

King Parrot & Royal Spoonbill.

This immature male King Parrot came to our feeder the other morning for a quick feed. It is always good to see that they are still around.
Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)

Just down the road from our place is a park with a pond and sometimes you can be lucky to see Spoonbills there, as I was the other day. 
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)

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11 comments:

mick said...

I do know where to find Spoonbill but I wish that I also knew where to find King Parrots! Very nice to have them for visitors to you feeder. Great photos.

EG CameraGirl said...

The King Parrot is very regal in those bright colours!

Karen said...

Beautiful exotic birds, great shots!

Stewart M said...

Nice birds. I have never been able to get that close to a spoonbill - all my shots are rather distant!

Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne (for a couple of days!)

eileeninmd said...

Wow, awesome birds. I love the King Parrot, what a cool feeder bird. And the Spoonbill is awesome. Great sightings and photos.

Sharon Wagner said...

The parrot is a beauty. Especially from the front.

Lea said...

The Parrot is beautiful - very colorful. The Spoonbill photo is very nice, too
Have a wonderful day!

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Two gorgeous birds and shots.

A Colorful World said...

The juvenile parrot is very cute!

Mary Howell Cromer said...

What an adorable parrot!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

You have blue spoonbills -- ours are pink (Roseate Spoonbills). wouldn't it be neat to see them together?

And that parrot is so amazing -- I can't get over that this would be a backyard bird. Lucky you!!