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koukouvagia
Fledgeling
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 300
Location: Melbourne |
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I was taking Pepe for a walk to the park today and all of a sudden I looked down and saw these two beautiful parrots foraging on the grass. For a moment I thought they might be someone's pet because by the time I actually saw them I was about a metre away from one of them. But they didn't have clipped wings or anything, and they flew a few metres away when I tried to approach a bit more. I didn't happen to have seeds with me so I went home to grab some and when I came back they were still there on the grass.. however one of the bigger gray birds that hang out in the park seemed to be attacking them  . Before I got near enough to shoo it away they little parrots flew into a nearby backyard.
I'm just wondering if anyone can help me identify what species they were. I've never seen them before, not even in photos. They were medium-sized -- about as big as my lorikeet --, and they had green heads and a black beak. Their backs went from green to a grayish blue/green color. They had yellow on their tummies and red on their bums. You could only see the red when their wings were spread. They also had yellow under their wings... Does anyone know what species this is?!  |
Tuesday September 20, 2005 6:09 am |
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koukouvagia
Fledgeling
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 300
Location: Melbourne |
ok, I've discovered what it was! (procrastination paid off hehe). It was a red-rump grass parrot!  here's a photo:
http://www.petarsozparrots.com/images/RedRump.jpg |
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Tuesday September 20, 2005 8:13 am |
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shells picasso
Flier
Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
Location: Sydney |
oh, beautiful. your so lucky to have birds like this around your home |
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Tuesday September 20, 2005 9:28 am |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
they are beautiful parrots aren't they?!?!? I just love the look of them. Yes lucky you to have seen them in the wild like that!!! next time you go out, make sure you got that camera handy!!! LOL... |
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Tuesday September 20, 2005 1:39 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6672
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Oh, how cool to stumble onto such a beautiful sight! I've read about them before, they are stunning looking! Hopefully they hang out quite a bit near the place you spotted them & you'll see them often on your walk! |
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Tuesday September 20, 2005 1:45 pm |
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shirin
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7401
Location: Canada, Toronto |
wow, they're stunning how did you end up figuring out what type of bird it was? |
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Tuesday September 20, 2005 1:48 pm |
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koukouvagia
Fledgeling
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 300
Location: Melbourne |
I was so excited to see them and the fact that they weren't too scared of me. They really are very beautiful little things, I do hope they stick around but it doesn't seem very likely since that other mean bird was attacking them . The moment I saw them I started searching my pockets for my camera phone only to realize that I'd forgotten it home, silly me!
Shirin, I found what sort of bird it was by looking at some articles on parrotsociety.org.au... they didn't have this species in their articles, but they had the neophemas which I thought had some similar characteristics and were also called grass parrots, so I did a google image search on grass parrot and found a picture of what I'd seen |
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Tuesday September 20, 2005 2:24 pm |
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fi
Fledgeling
Joined: 23 Jul 2005
Posts: 288
Location: Ocean Grove, Australia |
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Have you tried the lorikeet recipies on that website for Pepe? I make up the wet and dry mix for Pilot and he devours it. Since I have been feeding him this his feathers really seem to have become a lot brighter and he just seems happier and heathier then when he was on the comercial stuff. It's also very cheap to make. Always a bonus  |
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Wednesday September 21, 2005 12:37 am |
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koukouvagia
Fledgeling
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 300
Location: Melbourne |
No I haven't tried them, what was the link again? Does it take long to make the mix? I don't really get much time to cook for me or Pepe (and I suck at it too  ). I can try and give it to him a few times a week if it's really good though. While on the topic of lorikeets, I'm just wondering.. when Pilot molts does he get gray patches on his chest where the feathers haven't grown back yet? Pepe has a couple of small patches where it looks like he's missing a feather or two. Initially I was scared that he might be plucking but I've been checking all the feathers he drops and none of them seem pulled, so I'm wondering if it's normal? |
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Wednesday September 21, 2005 2:30 am |
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fi
Fledgeling
Joined: 23 Jul 2005
Posts: 288
Location: Ocean Grove, Australia |
Hi,
Head to www.parrotsociety.org.au then click on 'articles & photo's' then 'Australian Lorikeets Part 1'. about half way down they have a nectar mix, then a dry mix. They are about as easy as you can get. No cooking, you just add water to the nectar mix whenever you are giving them some, and the dry mix you just give as is. The only thing I couldn't find was the maltagen so I just left it out. I got the glucose powder from a health shop and everthing else from the supermarket. She is a breeder so I trust she knows what she is talking about 
Pilot has just started his first molt since I've had him and he definately had grey downy patches where the feathers are coming out. I read about someone else on the internet worrying about the exact same thing so I guess its just normal for lorries. Pilot is not plucking at all since he seems to be losing all the feathers on his head at the moment. |
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Wednesday September 21, 2005 5:59 am |
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ksue
Flier
Joined: 05 May 2005
Posts: 484
Location: Melbourne Australia |
I know hes not a lorry but my when my kak moults you can see his grey fluffies..........oh that sound rude dosnt it....lol you know what i mean |
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Wednesday September 21, 2005 6:39 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 10063
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Hmpffff.. (Green with envy)
I'm quite jealous that you get to see these birds! (Not fair he he eh) |
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Thursday September 22, 2005 1:42 pm |
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