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#8026
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Weather Watchers Thread
October 10, 2018, 03:24:27 PM #8027
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 08, 2018, 12:00:17 PMAnd apparently, they are a dove, not a pigeon.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Same thing apparently..
#8028
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 07, 2018, 11:34:21 AMI haven't heard it's illegal to keep our birds as pets.... and even if it was, I wouldn't "obey" the law.Quote from: "caskur"
I found a twenty eight parrot with a history... I found its owner 3 months later by ringing up a talkback radio station.
15 years ago, I wrote all these beautiful short stories about my birds, (I have heaps of great stories) to an MSN journal and the journal was taken off me... so now I don't put any effort into writing on sites.
Some birds are exempt from native species protection legislation...but they still should not be in cages.
Yes. Every animal in enclosures should be house humanely and not in the tiny cages they used in the old days..
You know an enclosure is good if the animals breed and raise young.
Have you ever seen our beautiful native birds inhumanely enclosed in terrible cages in India?
The other thing to is Ozzie birds environments are shrinking due to the shrinking crown land areas being sold off to immigrants.
If humans keep going the way they are globally... the only safe place for any animals will be in a zoo and we must stop that happening by objecting STRONGLY.
Tomorrow I get NBN... they changed the date on me. I do have their new modem though. I hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow.
#8029
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 07, 2018, 12:52:48 AMI found a twenty eight parrot with a history... I found its owner 3 months later by ringing up a talkback radio station.
15 years ago, I wrote all these beautiful short stories about my birds, (I have heaps of great stories) to an MSN journal and the journal was taken off me... so now I don't put any effort into writing on sites.
#8030
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 06, 2018, 10:06:33 AM #8031
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 06, 2018, 03:56:43 AM #8032
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 06, 2018, 03:49:04 AMIn Western Australia they are known as Twenty Eight Parrots yes...Quote from: "caskur"
I had a tame one that escaped from someone's place and it came down straight out of the tree when I offered it a bowl of sunflower seeds. ... He whistled PERFECTLY, "pop goes the weasel"... I rang a radio station 6 PR three months later and I found the owner BUT the very original owner also rang me and she was in her 80s and it was her husband (deceased) bird and he taught it Pop Goes the Weasel.
They are beautiful too..
I haven't seen them in pet stores.
Yes they are beautiful alright and some have yellow chests not green chests...
In South Australia they are known as Port Lincoln Parrots and Australia wide, Ring-necks but that is just people trying to change their name. They are seed eaters as well... and they love carrot sticks.
#8033
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 05, 2018, 11:31:24 PMI had a tame one that escaped from someone's place and it came down straight out of the tree when I offered it a bowl of sunflower seeds. ... He whistled PERFECTLY, "pop goes the weasel"... I rang a radio station 6 PR three months later and I found the owner BUT the very original owner also rang me and she was in her 80s and it was her husband (deceased) bird and he taught it Pop Goes the Weasel.
#8034
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 05, 2018, 10:42:00 PMAnyway, two Twenty Eight Parrots sitting on a nasty fence in the middle of the rain yesterday..
#8035
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 05, 2018, 09:01:09 AMAn article from the net says this about them...
VVV
"A series on local birdlife by Guardian reporter Geoff Vivian.
One species that appears to have done very well from European settlement is the crested pigeon.
They are native to open woodlands and scrub country near water.
However, crested pigeons have become established in cleared land such as farms and towns and are attracted to railways, where they feed on the wheat that falls between the tracks.
According to Ron Johnstone's Handbook of Western Australian Birds, the early explorers reported very few sightings of this species but it colonised the entire wheatbelt in about 60 years.
"They first appeared at Wooleen in the middle Murchison in 1917 and by 1927 were numerous north and west of Yalgoo," the book says.
"The birds appeared in the Chapman district north-east of Geraldton in 1905 but did not immediately establish themselves.
"By 1927 crested pigeons were numerous in the Ajana district but had not reached the upper Irwin River."
Dr Johnstone said crested pigeons had reached the south coast by the 1970s and became common as far east as Esperance and Ravensthorpe by the early 1990s.
Crested pigeons are now well-known in Geraldton gardens, where they make many birdwatchers smile with their fussy appearance and the whistling sound their wings make when they take flight.
"I love the sound when they whirr with their feathers. I look for them whenever I'm out," Birdlife Australia Mid West secretary Jan Checker said."
#8036
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 04, 2018, 10:58:21 AMYou have to buy special sugary food for them... their shits are sloppy... Not like seed eaters whose stools are firm...
The playful games and bright multicoloured feathers of the Rainbow Lorikeet, make them the 'clowns of the bird world'.
The Rainbow Lorikeet's tongue is like a bristle brush. Unlike many other parrots, it doesn't eat seeds -in fact, seeds are bad for lorikeets. Instead, it uses its bristle brush tongue to extract sweet sticky nectar and pollen from deep within native flowers. Like a young child with a messy ice-cream cone, lorikeets get the nectar and pollen all over their heads.
Rainbow Lorikeets live in coastal regions across northern and eastern Australia. There is a local population in Perth which is believed to have started from an aviary release. They nest in hollow limbs of eucalypt trees on chewed, decayed wood.
The best way to attract Rainbow Lorikeets to your garden is to grow native plants.
Putting a bird bath in your yard is also a good idea, because lorikeets love to splash around and clean their feathers after feeding.
Don't give Rainbow Lorikeets other kinds of food, such as biscuits, bread or seeds. They may become dependent upon these sources of food and become less inclined to forage in the wild. Eating seeds can actually cause damage to their tongue and beak. Let them feed on native plants.
Rainbow Lorikeets love:
Pollen and nectar - their favourite foods are nectar and pollen from native flowers. Nectar gives them energy, and pollen provides protein for healthy feathers. They also feed on fruits and small insects.
Trees with hollows - these are perfect for making nests.
But they don't like:
The wrong food - grinding seeds and grain can cause damage to their beak and tongue, so it's important to let them eat food from the wild.
Other birds - a lorikeet will chase a much bigger bird away from food.
Cats, dogs and foxes - these animals can disturb or chase lorikeets while they're feeding.
Try to:
Plant flowering native shrubs, like banksias, grevilleas and bottlebrushes.
Encourage your neighbours to plant native trees across your neighbourhood - they will eventually provide a larger habitat.
Take time out to watch lorikeets - it's a pleasure to watch them clowning around.
Avoid:
Feeding lorikeets, particularly processed foods such as biscuits or bread. Although they have a sweet tooth, their digestive system cannot cope with artificially refined sugar.
Removing trees that have hollows suitable for nest sites.
Don't be surprised if:
You see lorikeets feeding at the same time each day.
They nest in a tree hollow in your backyard.
You hear shrill shrieking notes as they fly swiftly overhead.
They hang upside down, and duck and weave like acrobats.
A few more Rainbow Lorikeet facts
These colourful birds can be seen almost anywhere along the east coast of Australia, both in towns and in the bush.
They tend to roost in large groups and can be seen just on dusk, arriving by the hundreds at their favourite roosting place, usually in tall eucalypts.
Their behaviour is quite comical at times, especially at mating time, when the male tries to impress the female with a display of bobbing, bowing and prancing.
Though males and females behave differently, it's very hard to tell them apart just by their appearance.
#8037
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 04, 2018, 10:37:26 AMAnd these yellow and green are THE BEST talkers I have ever seen... I had one that I'm sure was human in a past life...omg... I grieve to this day to be without him.
#8038
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 04, 2018, 10:24:59 AMBudgies and other Australian birds aren't "timid"... they're made timid from incorrect handling...Quote from: "caskur"
On facebook, there is a group called "Bird Photography Australia" I'm still meeting new varieties.. they take your breath away like viewing exquisit wildflowers.
If I gave you my Trees group link and storm chasers group link, I went to a place called Perenjori and got some great landscape shots, and wildflower shots.
We know people who have/had budgies and cockatiels..
In every case, budgies would not land on hands or shoulders while cockatiels would..
It's the same in our pet stores.
I wished I had my old pictures of my birds...
It's not the bird, it's the inexperienced owners.
#8039
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 04, 2018, 01:17:04 AMOn facebook, there is a group called "Bird Photography Australia" I'm still meeting new varieties.. they take your breath away like viewing exquisit wildflowers.
If I gave you my Trees group link and storm chasers group link, I went to a place called Perenjori and got some great landscape shots, and wildflower shots.
#8040
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Australian Birds
October 04, 2018, 12:38:05 AMSee how my friend (who was in the middle of moving house) let's her two cockatiels out of the cage? Notice the pot plant saucer on the right? That is their bath. Birds need water on their feathers for preening. You can spray them with water too... they love it.Quote from: "caskur"
Yet when we do the same thing with humans, they are called "prisons" and are a form of punishment.
As I type, a group of lorrikeets just flew into the tree outside. That's where I prefer to see birds.
I have two cats atm... one 15 yr old (she was given to me as a very tiny baby kitten) and one shit stray we adopted a year ago (not my choice).... but from the age of 8 until 10 years ago, I always had tame birds in my houses.... I love birds. I'm a bird whisperer for real...
Anyway, I do happen to agree with you about birds being admired in the wild. I can still feed and water the birds outside and their messes stay outside...We are so so so lucky we still have them in Australia, other countries ate their birds. You know what, what you and I went through, 60, 70 and 80s were the best years in history and they're never coming back.