Rainbow Lorikeet
By Pitta
5 Nov, 2009
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These birds fly north each year to spend the Christmas season with us, they eat mangoes and get very drunk on the Queensland Umbrella tree flowers that drip nectar . The birds will hang upside down to let nectar drop into their opened beaks , When they have their fill they fall drunk out of the tree , a lot don't recover and some get set upon by dogs and cats,
.They are addicted to the nectar.
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Beautiful bird pic :o)
5 Nov, 2009
Such a lovely bird, never seen a drunken bird before...
5 Nov, 2009
Alcoholic birds ! It's a hard thing to try and imagine them falling out of the trees !! Hope the majority escape the cats and dogs. Well, Christmas is the time for celebrating !! ;-)))
5 Nov, 2009
THEY SURE GET SLOSHED AND STAGGER ALL AROUND IN CIRCLES TILL THEY FALL OVER.
6 Nov, 2009
I'm still trying to imagine it Pitta ! lol
6 Nov, 2009
Fascinating !
They're colouring's gorgeous :-)
6 Nov, 2009
WOW!!
8 Nov, 2009
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Brilliant picture ! Can't imagine them drunk :-)
5 Nov, 2009