scissors

Wel i seem to have a pair of rossellas in my garden,they ve been here for a few weeks now,i mentioned it to my neighbour,who was dubious cos apparently they only liver in the colder climates of oz but she saw then herself yesterday
Has anyone else seen any around the brisbane area?

tracey

Barron

we have had two pairs all summer they are brilliant and if you forget to feed them they sure let you know we are in redland bay

Sally

Grayling

There are loads around Brisbane and further north.

Lorikeets are more common though.

G

JaneandJim

What kind are they? We get pale-headed rosellas all the time but haven't seen any red ones. We get lories and king parrots, though.

Jane

moneypenny20

According to a web site I was just looking at they are all up and down the QLD coast all the time.

scissors

looks like my neighbour was wrong then,i was just wondering as i hadnt seen any around here myself before we ve got plenty of rainbow lorakeets and white parrots butcher birds and kookaboros though we ll be starting a wildlife park next

tracey

geordie mandy

Has any one got any photo's as i don't know what these birds look like.
My eldest son enjoys watching birds in my garden and he would love to see some colourful birds.
Thanks Mandy

iPom

They like tree cover and feed on nuts and seeds. Grab a 'seed cake' from your local Coles or whatever and hang it in a tree. You'll have loads more by a week. We regularly have about 12 of them in the garden during the day, and yesterday we had two King Parrots, male and female. Beautiful!

Jonahs_mummy

Rosellas are beautiful birds....

scissors

heres a few piccys we ve took but i l have to take some of the rossellas

geordie mandy

Thank you for the photos they are very beautiful
Mandy

tonyk38

There are rosellas found throughout Australia.

Three species are found in the Brisbane area: Crimson, Eastern and Pale-headed.

scissors

thanks tony ones has a very red head the other has a yellow one,i assumed that they were male and female,ive got to say thier the first ones ive seen around here,their certainly not as common as the lorakeets but maybe the cooler weather has bought them in

How are thing with you tony,good i hope

tracey

tonyk38

Sounds like Eastern Rosellas. Crimsons are very common at Lamington if you ever get the chance to go there; It's a magical place.

I'm fine thanks! Just very very busy with work so I don't get time to come here much. Good to see yous settling in fine!

scissors

you only have to go to the oarklands,which are all around us to see many many colourful birds,it is majical like you say,but i ll be sure to keep lamington in mind,lots of places to see yet,we ve got all the time in the world,i dont plan on being any place else