Meat Eating Rainbow Lorikeets

To:	"'kym bradley'" <>
Subject:	Meat Eating Rainbow Lorikeets
From:	"Philip Veerman" <>
Date:	Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:31:41 +1100

What is ironic about the article is that it does not identify that the bird they have ousted from the feeder is a butcherbird. Sure it is odd if they are preferring to eat meat over normal food.They are taking processed food in a situation where they presumably also get fed seeds. I suggest that "baffling" is a bit over stated, as captive held other parrots may eat meat and this is an almost equally artificial situation. The Kea is a predator of sheep and eggs & young of shearwaters.

Philip

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-23/rainbow-lorikeets-eating-meat-baffles-bird-experts/6337984

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