Sunday Selections, was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing theme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The theme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.
This week I am again posting some photos of the King Parrots who have been brightening my world. I will move to a different obsession next week I promise.
Cute and beautiful bird :)))
ReplyDeleteKen.G: Welcome back. I was so happy when this king parrot ate from my hand. Huge smiles.
DeleteI read every post, but rarely comment on blogs recently. My mom is in hospital and I haven't as much time as I want. But I like to visit Your blog, because is full of colours and beautiful birds. So I do it :)))
DeleteKindest regards!
Ken.G: Please don't think I was criticizing you. I was really only registering that it is nice to see you here again. I am so sorry about your mother. I remember only too well how difficult and challenging that is. Sending good thoughts your way.
DeleteIt is so unusual to see birds this colorful other than at a zoo. Our local birds here on the eastern plains of Colorado are rather drab looking.♥♫
ReplyDeleteMarilyn: The King Parrots come and go here, and we are always happy to see them. We also have a number of little brown birds. All of them have charm though.
DeleteThis morning my husband Dave fed a wee chickadee from his hand. Tonight I see this stunningly beautiful King Parrot in yours. I showed him your photo and he whistled, "Holy CRAP!" Which is a good thing, trust me!
ReplyDeleteBig or small, colourful or drab, nothing beats the amazing feeling when a wild thing lands on your fingertips.
Cathy Oliffe-Webster: I would love to see a chickadee, and of course I would also love to be able to hand feed it. You are right - it is just an incredible gift to feed a wild animal/bird that trusts you.
DeleteLove King Parrots, the name really suits them. We'll get a few days at "The Camp" later this week and that means the Rosellas and the Superb Parrots will be around.
ReplyDeleteJohnD: We get King Parrots for four or five months each year, Crimson Rosellas for most of the year, and the Eastern Rosellas also visit us often. The Superb Parrots are very rare visitors, and I love to see them. They are aptly named birds as well.
DeleteAbsolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteJ Cosmo Newbery: Thank you.
DeleteMay your next obsession be as beautiful as this current obsession.
ReplyDeleteJoanne Noragon: My obsessions (sadly) are many. Of course I think they are amazing, and hope others will too.
DeleteThey are simply beautiful! And to have them eating out of your hand, such a gift! Thank you for these great pictures. :-)
ReplyDeleteDJan: Thank you. It is not only a gift, but something I am very grateful for.
DeleteBeautiful! Don't they look like they're smiling? :)
ReplyDeletejenny_o: They do look as if they are smiling - and have every reason to do so.
DeleteBeautiful birds! I enjoy your obsession.
ReplyDeleteKaren: Thank you. I do worry some days about my one track mind (devoted to the obsession of the moment).
DeleteBonza photos. I especially like the Parrot in the last photo with its unusual colourings.
ReplyDeleteWindsmoke: It was a female King Parrot in the final shot. I had been hand feeding her before the male plucked up his courage. I was very pleased to capture her with some of the blue feathers they both have on display.
DeleteI never tire of your bird photos, I loved spending time on the balcony this last week watching the waterbirds on the lake in West Lakes (Adelaide). Got to see egrets, capsian terns, silver gulls, cormorants, various variety of ducks but mainly pacific blacks and of course my favourite a pelican or two. Strangely I didn't see any parrots the whole time we where away, or for that fact any magpies or mudlarks which are normally everywhere. thanks for sharing with us today. xxx
ReplyDeleteKakka: Ooooh, water birds. I love them. And I am with you on the subject of pelicans - I think they are birds of immense charm. We see them on our lakes from time to time and it is something which always makes my day.
DeleteThey are so very beautiful! And they eat out of your hand - amazing!
ReplyDeleteladyfi: At the moment it is only two of them which will eat from our hands though the others are prepared to eat within a foot or so from us. Perhaps later in the season...
DeleteOoops! I've been forgetting to post the rules and ask people to link back to me.
ReplyDeleteYour birds are beautiful as always, but there's a blue one in the mix! I love him/her.
River: The blue one is a female King Parrot. They both have quite a bit of blue on their undercarriages, but they and the sun have to be in the right place for it to be visible.
DeleteFabulous birds - with images to match.
ReplyDeleteDave King: They are fabulous - such a treat. They starting coming back to this area at the end of winter each year and can brighten even the greyest day.
DeletePlease feel free to stay stuck on this obsession if you feel like it. I never tire of your glorious birds. I have to admit I'm a bit in awe also that they are so tame and gentle and that you don't seem afraid to have them eating out of your hand. Parrots have such sharp claws and even sharper beaks, if they are in an uncharitable mood. The captive ones I've been close to have always somewhat frightened me, at least in terms of having them nibble from my hand. These just look so peaceful and gentle.
ReplyDeletePaper Chipmunk(aka Ellen): They are not precisely tame. Trusting and hungry? There is a flock of about seven or eight of them which are visiting quite regularly and only two of them will eat from my hand (though I have hopes of more later in the season). You are right about both their claws and their beaks - and it didn't occur to me until you mentioned it. They have however been very gentle indeed. Which is fortunate.
DeleteLeave it to me to be the one in the bunch to point out the danger. ;-)
DeleteEllen: They were back again this morning. I didn't have my hand in quite the right position, so the female simply hopped onto my wrist so she could find the right angle for herself. Lucky.
DeleteWow... that really is just so amazing.
DeleteThese birds are so sweet! I imagine those beaks are something to be respected, however. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to have one of them eating out of my hand.
ReplyDeleteOne Minnesota Writer: As I told Ellen, I had never considered that they would fly to my wrist and then bite me. Perhaps if they were caged birds and felt trapped...
DeleteBy golly, what pretty birdies. Brewsky sure would enjoy watching them outside his window. I told you that you had inspired a post and that I would let you know when I put it up. Well, it's up.
ReplyDeleteSnowbrush: Jazz and Jewel enjoy watching them, and make chittering noises through the glass. I will be over to check out your latest post shortly.
DeleteI'm just so amazed that you have those beautiful creatures around you.
ReplyDeleteLynn: We live in the bush Capital of Oz. There are hills around us in which these beautiful animals thrive and some of them are happy in the suburbs as well. Lucky for us.
DeleteThose are gorgeous! Lynn's right, I keep thinking you live in a wildlife preserve.
ReplyDeleteRiot Kitty: As I said to Lynn, we are soooo lucky.
DeleteDear EC, so beautiful.... and if this is an obsession, I say go for it! Peace.
ReplyDeleteDee: They are indeed an obsession and at the moment are dropping in on us most days. Only two will hand feed. Yet. I have hopes for more by the end of the season. Greedy hopes.
DeleteI am pretty sure they have those birds in HEAVEN!!! XXX
ReplyDeleteMy Inner Chick: It is heaven here when they come to visit.
DeleteObsess away, my dear. I am loving your parrot pictures and down right envious that I don't have any big beautiful birds eating from my hand. What a blessing! I doubt that they would do anything to hurt the hand that feeds them unless something startled them ... and you won't do that so it is all good. Enjoy and share all you want I never tire of your pictures.
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Andrea: Thank you. We also feel that so long as they know that they can leave at any time they have no need to bite the hand that feeds them. It is a (very small) risk I am prepared to take.
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ReplyDeletereflective essay. Thank you.
DeleteGorgeous birds! They can be so entertaining.
ReplyDeleteCarola Bartz: They brighten every day they appear.
Deletethe top picture is stunning, love the expression of the pretty parrot as s/he is gazing into the camera!
ReplyDeletePia: That is a male King Parrot, and I was so honoured that he took his breakfast on my hand.
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