A beautiful spring evening in Elwood, I got home early enough today to go for a walk along Elster Creek to the golf course lake. While ducking wayward balls (only 3 near misses today), I spotted a pair of young colourful male Red-rumped Parrots feeding on grass seeds at the base of a raised tee box – I assume young as they did not fear me at all as I sat down to take a few pics and when I laid right down they actually moved in closer and fed only a few feet away…
Red Rumped Parrot, Elster Creek, Elsternwick
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I will show you why I am called a Red-Rump…
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Great photos Matt. You’re becoming quite the photographer! Can’t believe there’s so much variety of birds in Elwood.
Glad youre still enjoying the hobby.
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Heya Claire, thanks for the comments. There is a good variety locally, I just have to keeping going outside and looking for them…
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I just love your photos. I think this fella is my favourite.
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Thanks PP, I appreciate the comments, and the RR Parrot is one of my favourites too – such great colours, they were fun to photograph as I lay on the Golf Tee box while golfers tried to tee off over and around me..
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