Wild Bird Wednesday - Australian Ringneck Parrots & Bonus

The Australian Ringneck Parrot, Barnardius zonarius,

these were taken at Wilpena Pound but birds of the same 

coloration were also documented in the N.Flinders Ranges

As no two learned tomes agree on regional differences and names,

I am not prepared to hang my hat on any of the seven pegs 

I have checked.

Below, a bird in it's native habitat

and feeding on tiny berries on the planted native vegetation

parrots so often look like they are laughing at one with that 

cunning look in the eye and cheeky grin

these jokers invariably park themselves in the middle of 

vegetation or in dense shade.

Just because I can, a little, and I really mean tiny, treat for the eyes

a Variegated Fairy-Wren from the N. Flinders Ranges.

Do click to enlarge that flirty tail!

Linking with Wild Bird Wednesday

Variegated Fairy-Wren

My mind seems to be a blank and my camera has been very lazy

as well so I am regressing a little in time and returning to a happy

snappy time in the drylands around the Flinders Ranges.

Early morning at Wirrealpa Station and the birds were coming

for a dip in the big water tank near our little cottage.

Here is the little hen Variegated Fairy-Wren, Malurus lamberti, 

and just that you don't think she was an easy shot, below is the 

uncropped version of the little grey dot in the middle.

Here is her colourful little mate, not yet in full mating plumage

but looking rather dapper none the less.

I am linking to:

OUR WORLD

Wild Bird Wednesday

id-rather-b-birdin

and

Nature Notes

and thank all the organisers of these memes.