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bloodhound31
23-10-2012, 10:17 PM
Very unusual to see Rainbow Lorikeets in Canberra, but what the heck is that other thing on the right!!!????

ourkind
24-10-2012, 05:38 AM
Looks like a ringneck lorikeet :question: sorry just made that up :P

Poor thing he looks lost ...

theodog
24-10-2012, 06:40 AM
My guess is a Female Superb Parrot. :shrug:

adman
24-10-2012, 07:55 AM
No - it's an Alexandrine Parrot. We get them here in Brissy, but not sure what their usual range is...

here's a pair in the mango tree in our back yard earlier this year.

Adam

Octane
24-10-2012, 02:03 PM
My parents have one. :)

He is a very, very clever cookie. He sits and mimics my parents voice, as well as the cat's meow. He'll outlive my family, too.

H

Ric
24-10-2012, 04:15 PM
Could be someones pet thats got loose.

hotspur
24-10-2012, 06:08 PM
Good photos Adam,they look like something one sees in a pet shop,think the go by the name of 'Indian Ring necks' or similar.They look lovely-but suspect these are introduced.I could be wrong.But by going by H's post,seems likely they are escaped pets as has been suggested by Ric.We had a blue version turn up here once-the owner was lucky to get it back.