I had a recent record of Red-Collared Lorikeets feeding in a casuarine
here in Broome. They were probably feeding on the seeds. Also saw
some feral Rainbow Lorikeets at Cottesloe in Perth doing the same
thing a few months back.
Regards,
Chris - Broome
On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:58:40 +1000, Syd Curtis <> wrote:
>
> I recall seeing, (with some surprise), rainbow lorikeets feeding on
> casuarina seeds in the trees beside the Byron Bay Surf Life-saving Club, but
> not behaving in that way. Intriguing.
>
> Syd
>
> > From: Brian Fleming <>
> > Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:30:19 +1100
> > To: "" <>
> > Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Rainbow Lorikeets in Casuarina
> >
> > Our neighbour has a very large Casuarina, probably a River Oak, planted
> > next to the boundary fence. Not many birds stop in it for any length of
> > time, except in passing, so we were surprised this morning to see at
> > least four Rainbow Lorikeets apparently feeding on the needles of the
> > upper branches. They were hanging head down and apparently chewing the
> > needles or running them through their bills. What food could they have
> > been finding? After the rain we have had, I don't think they needed to
> > be drinking from wet leaves.
> >
> > Anthea Fleming,
> > Ivanhoe, Vic.
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