tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post4613761318814716935..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: On the wingChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-33176880494647077452017-11-13T20:37:39.236+10:002017-11-13T20:37:39.236+10:00Thanks for letting me know it's you Liz. :) I ...Thanks for letting me know it's you Liz. :) I can relate to not wanting them too dependent. They're best foraging on their own, with the occasional treat from us humans.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-31767066897349892162017-11-12T19:34:39.228+10:002017-11-12T19:34:39.228+10:00(Liz)(Liz)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-12838301675440589672017-11-12T19:34:17.665+10:002017-11-12T19:34:17.665+10:00Beautiful! I want to set up a bird feeding area he...Beautiful! I want to set up a bird feeding area here. Not too much that they rely on it, but nice to see them up close too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-73494304083183083302017-11-11T09:52:40.636+10:002017-11-11T09:52:40.636+10:00It's great to hear their birdsong too, no matt...It's great to hear their birdsong too, no matter the variety of parrot. It's comforting to know life is out there, thriving. To see it up close, is a true privilege. :) Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-82299844029769008862017-11-10T19:37:43.516+10:002017-11-10T19:37:43.516+10:00Last week I was in Gippsland Victoria, sitting on ...Last week I was in Gippsland Victoria, sitting on my sister's back deck and watching the King parrot family coming down to the bird feeder. Truly special. We don't get them here in the Barossa Valley but we have other amazing parrots.Jembella Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646075804716647311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-49906204268492621752017-11-08T09:16:19.962+10:002017-11-08T09:16:19.962+10:00I'm learning the extent of their diet, by read...I'm learning the extent of their diet, by reading the comments of others. I thought they were predominantly seed eaters, but it seems they like fruit on trees too! Which the neighbour's olives would classify as. I planted one in the garden this year, so I might see it for myself, one day. And they're pretty quick at leaving, once they know they've been spotted. Which is what surprised me about my avian stalker, lol.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-16180083893392153172017-11-08T09:11:53.933+10:002017-11-08T09:11:53.933+10:00I was amazed by his antics, to get me to notice hi...I was amazed by his antics, to get me to notice him. I've never had that experience with a wild bird before. I'm guessing this is not his first rodeo with humans, lol. But I'm happy to have been selected. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-29758870684870562872017-11-08T09:09:32.703+10:002017-11-08T09:09:32.703+10:00The boys are easy to spot in the trees, the girls ...The boys are easy to spot in the trees, the girls are a little harder, if their back is facing you. I haven't noticed them eating fruit from my trees, but they do like the pigeon peas.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-16054746680393206242017-11-08T06:08:39.665+10:002017-11-08T06:08:39.665+10:00They are really gorgeous birds, Chris, I love the ...They are really gorgeous birds, Chris, I love the vibrancy of their colours. We see them here in the neighbour's olive trees when they are fruiting. These are really close to our back deck so we get a lovely look at them. They never stay still long enough for photos though!! Meg:)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-47859358075883372262017-11-07T19:35:49.263+10:002017-11-07T19:35:49.263+10:00We have no parrots on the loose, but I do know tha...We have no parrots on the loose, but I do know that animals can be quite the characters! Maybe you've been assigned to feed them treats. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-80497889430293213892017-11-07T18:08:58.772+10:002017-11-07T18:08:58.772+10:00They are truly beautiful birds. Many a time their ...They are truly beautiful birds. Many a time their brilliant plumage has held me mesmerized while they eat fruit from my trees.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322236537807536688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-47338290633051718892017-11-07T13:51:26.545+10:002017-11-07T13:51:26.545+10:00They like to hang out where there are plenty of ac...They like to hang out where there are plenty of acacia seeds. They've also taken to the pigeon peas we plant, which aren't native. I've seen them as far as Mt Kynoch, on the way to Highfields. I wonder if the population of domestic cats, is why they aren't seen more often in suburbia?<br /><br />I suspect this brightly coloured pair, see me more as "their" pet though, lol. I don't mind. ;)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-20668558509010870702017-11-07T13:40:46.048+10:002017-11-07T13:40:46.048+10:00I see you've been tamed too, lol. They are ful...I see you've been tamed too, lol. They are full of such character though. How amazing, you got to see his family too. I love seeing fledglings (it's Kookaburras, for us) suddenly arrive on the scene, trying to be as proficient as their parents. More often than not, they're just plain awkward at feeding themselves, lol. <br /><br />It's one of the absolute joys, of living where we do. The bird life, is amazing. And I suspect you're absolutely right about me. I've been trapped by their sweet-talk negotiations, after being dive bombed. Okay, I'll bring you seed!! Just a LITTLE bit.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-556977094232440662017-11-07T12:39:49.074+10:002017-11-07T12:39:49.074+10:00I haven't noticed any King Parrots here, Chris...I haven't noticed any King Parrots here, Chris. They certainly are beautiful. Looks like you have some new pets in your garden :-)Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-74739447690330707532017-11-07T12:18:00.310+10:002017-11-07T12:18:00.310+10:00Ha! I loved that post!
I have a King Parrot comin...Ha! I loved that post!<br /><br />I have a King Parrot coming regularly now. They were never here when we first came. I wonder if the Black Saturday fires in Victoria in 2009 had anything to do with it? After that, we got a lot of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos here because their habitat further north had gone. They've never left and now we have the King Parrot as well.<br /><br />Anyway 'mine' has become a regular so I bought a big bag of sunflower seeds for him. He comes to the kitchen or laundry window and calls for me. I put the seeds on the deck railing, but the local Bronzewing Pigeons harass him for it. He's a big woos; he lets them chase him off the seed, so I have to stand there and chase the pigeons away till he's finished.<br /><br />Last year he brought his mate; she's a bit more timid than he is and then came a couple of kids. Of course all the cherry tomatoes in the wicking boxes on the deck suffered; they thought they were a good snack to finish off after the sunflower seeds. I had nets all over everything, but it was worth losing a few tomatoes to have these beautiful birds visit. He didn't come much during the winter but is back now and I'm ready with the tomato nets this year.<br /><br />You're trapped now :-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com