Lorikeet (Rainbow)

Rainbow lorikeets distribution is the north-east in Australia There intense colours have patches of emerald green, orange midnight blue, dull blue, ruby red, ,lemon yellow, purple, violet greenish grey. Surprisingly enough this colourful bird can be hard sometimes to pick out in its natural habitat They are a small bird generally 11 to 12 inches long, females are generally a bit smaller and adolescents have duller markings They are said to live over 20 years in the wild Their vocalisation is varied from "screeching" in flight to "chatting" during feeding

These birds are normally found in flocks, large flocks at night roosting in trees but during the daytime they move and feed in much smaller flocks ranging up to 20 birds.

Late evening you may see larger flocks as they head towards their roosting site They like trees, and can be very noisy, active, sociable and are often seen in the company of other birds They will spend long times feeding in trees but in hot conditions will have an afternoon break from feeding

Photographed at Bird Kingdom, Niagara Falls, Ontario