Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme 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. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This week I am again focusing on flying visitors.
Starting off with a delightful butterfly. We had a small flock of them flitting around the garden. I 'think' this charmer is a Common Brown Butterfly Heteronympha merope, - but am happy to be educated. And I think it deserves a nicer name.
And from the side - where it looks quite different.
Then to the feathered flyers. In addition to the usual suspects, this week we started getting visits from a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets. They are not usually seen in my city, but stand out when they visit.
Not only did they not read the book about where they live they also refused to restrict what they ate. Apparently their usual diet is pollen and nectar with a 'little' fruit. No-one told this pair that. They have been hogging the apple and are remarkably bolshy about it - challenging and seeing off cockatoos and corellas both of whom are much bigger than they are. If they arrive when there is no apple they let us know about it too.
I will finish this week with a very brief video (15 seconds) showing you just how unmusical the young corella is.
I did smile at its shock at the end when a bigger bird gave its own cry. For anyone who can't see this video here is a link to it on Youtube
The meme 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. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This week I am again focusing on flying visitors.
Starting off with a delightful butterfly. We had a small flock of them flitting around the garden. I 'think' this charmer is a Common Brown Butterfly Heteronympha merope, - but am happy to be educated. And I think it deserves a nicer name.
And from the side - where it looks quite different.
Then to the feathered flyers. In addition to the usual suspects, this week we started getting visits from a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets. They are not usually seen in my city, but stand out when they visit.
Not only did they not read the book about where they live they also refused to restrict what they ate. Apparently their usual diet is pollen and nectar with a 'little' fruit. No-one told this pair that. They have been hogging the apple and are remarkably bolshy about it - challenging and seeing off cockatoos and corellas both of whom are much bigger than they are. If they arrive when there is no apple they let us know about it too.
I will finish this week with a very brief video (15 seconds) showing you just how unmusical the young corella is.
I did smile at its shock at the end when a bigger bird gave its own cry. For anyone who can't see this video here is a link to it on Youtube
