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The swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) breeds in Tasmania and migrates north to south eastern Australia from Griffith-Warialda in New South Wales and west to Adelaide in the winter. It is related to the rosellas, with the feeding habits of a lorikeet. It is the only member in the genus Lathamus.
There was estimated to be fewer than 2000 mature individuals remaining in the wild as of 2011. In 2014, researchers from the Australian National University modelled that the species may face extinction by 2031 due to predation and loss of habitat,the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) upgraded the status of the swift parrot from endangered to critically endangered in October 2015 based on results from the study. {information from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_parrot)
I spent yesterday in London as my best friend's son, Richard, was running his first London Marathon. It was a fabulous day and I took hundreds of photo's of runners. Richard did it in 3hrs 51 mins, which was a brilliant time, and considering the heat, the hottest recorded at the April run.
My runner shots were not the best, I am not good at "sports" but I did manage a few good shots of the very friendly parakeets that now reside in St James's Park.
while it was still dark we had gone to a simple bird hide to be there before the flocks of Meyer's parrots and African green pigeons arrive at the clay eating site at sunrise.
While we were waiting we heard some noise behind us and after a while we knew these were warthogs ( definitely safer than some other possibilities...)
The family of warthogs came closer and had picked up our scent but they had no clue where we were.
The huge male in this image was walking in front and stopped nearby to look in our direction.
You can clearly see both set of tusks of which the very sharp small ones are used for fighting other warthogs or for defense against predators. The larger ones are used for digging etc.
Kafue National Park, Zambia
phacochoerus africanus
common warthog
knobbelzwijn
phacochère
Warzenschwein
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The mulga parrot (Psephotellus varius) is endemic to arid scrublands and lightly timbered grasslands in the interior of southern Australia. The male mulga parrot is multicolored, from which the older common name of many-coloured parrot is derived.
Wikipedia
During my recent trip to the Dominican Republic, we had the opportunity to visit Scape Park to tour some caves and the Hoyo Azul. They also had some animal displays, one of which was some Macaws which I happily snapped some images of.
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The scarlet macaw is a large red, yellow, and blue South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests of tropical South America. Wikipedia. This macaw is a resident on our resort property.
341) Blue Naped Parrot
Blue-naped Parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis
The species is widespread throughout the Philippines, including the Talaud Islands and islands off north and east Borneo. It is found in secondary forest, at forest edges and in plantations at elevations of up to 1000 m. Flock size is usually under a dozen. The blue-naped parrot feeds on mangoes, berries, seeds, nuts and grains. It nests in tree holes.
Exif: f8, 1/320, ISO 500, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 80D, lens Canon 400mm, TC2.0, tripod
male found at edge of forest in Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
A fairly large and robust parrot found in eastern and southeastern Australia. The male has a bright red head and belly and is quite unmistakable. Lives in rainforest and wet eucalyptus forest. Eats fruits, blossoms and insects
also called Australian King-parrot
alisterus scapularis
Australische Koningsparkiet
Perruche royale
Königssittich
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Took a trip to the Parrot Zoo near Boston UK. There was a cage you could walk into to be with the birds. It was a relief to be able to capture them without all the fencing in the way.
Regent Parrots
Polytelis anthopeplus
Psittacidae
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As it's a cold and dull Sunday here I thought I'd go through some of my Cook Island photos from January as a reminder of that tropical climate!! How nice to be back in the lagoons of Rarotonga, even if only by photo!
Off to Japan in 16 days!!
Captured these two just enjoying their day hanging out. You see this and others on my website at www.les-greenwood.pixels.com
The Victoria Butterfly Gardens is located in the Greater Victoria region of Brentwood Bay and is one of the most popular tourist sites in the Victoria area. The Victoria Butterfly Gardens is known for having different species of butterflies and moths in their indoor facility, as well as birds, fishes, frogs, a chameleon, geckoes and tortoises.
This crimson rosella (platycercus elegans) perched on B's head just long enough for a portrait. Shot at a roadside stop not too far from Melbourne.
Shooting info: handheld with remote shutter release, auto focus, master pixel size 14.6, JPEG with superfine compression. (I no longer shoot JPEGs; this shot is from my "pre-RAW" days).
Processing: cropped; brightness and saturation adjusted slightly in Aviary
Parrot Crossbills are restricted to the Western Palearctic, breeding mainly in Scandinavia and NW Russia. But this population is nomadic, occasionally wandering to Britain when their pine cone crop fails. Wandering birds occasionally stay here to breed, and it has become apparent in recent years that a population of about 100 pairs breeds in Caledonian pine forests in Strathspey and Deeside. 2017 has seen an invasion of Parrot Crossbills into Britain, including a flock of at least 12 birds In the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District, which is where I photographed this male.
Identification is not easy, and incidentally DNA cannot separate Common, Scottish or Parrot Crossbills. Parrots have a heavier neck, and a larger bill, particularly the lower mandible that swells towards the tip. But there was variation in bill size among the 12 birds present, and not all had absolutely massive bills. Because I listen to Common Crossbills all the time their calls sounded very different to me; a lower choop, compared with the higher chip of Crossbill.
The scientific name Loxia pytyopsittacus is interesting too. Loxia means slanted or crosswise, referring to the bill, and pytyopsittacus translates as parrot of the pines from the Greek Pitus (pine tree) and psittakos (parrot).