| These beautifully colored little parrots are called Lorikeets. They are everywhere: in the wild; at the beaches; in your backyard. You can see how beautiful they are and, despite being absolutely wild (and protected by law) they are almost tame, even in the wild outback regions. If you see one sitting on your back fence, be ready with some bread with honey on it. If you get the first one to feed, the next day there will be 4 Lorikeets, the next 8 to 10, and so on. They are willing to get on your hand or head, anything to get fed. They just get a snack, not becoming reliant on your handout. But we think they go from one bird-friendly house to the next. We feed all our birds at 7 a.m., with no further feedings, despite protestations to the contrary. Yes, like most parrots, they are very, very noisy. |
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Ivan watches Jim put the birds to work.
