My oldest son lives on the South Coast of NSW & he used to feed the native birds & they became quite friendly. He's a landscape gardner & they were also eating the buds of the native shrubs he'd planted, so he no longer feeds them.
There are Eastern Rosellas, Rainbow Lorikeets & a male King Parrot.
We had a Rainbow Lorikeet (the birds on the dish) for 9 years until he died earlier this year. He had flown away a few times & we could hear him talking from the trees around our neighbours's houses. One time he flew up our driveway & over the house across the street. I thought that would be the last time we'd see him. My youngest son was home, so he went on his bicycle around the streets. He saw 2 young boys looking at something in a bush. 'Big Bird' was in the bush, & to the amazement of the 2 boys, Big Bird said 'hello', jumped onto my son's shoulder & rode home with my son on the bike.
There are Eastern Rosellas, Rainbow Lorikeets & a male King Parrot.
We had a Rainbow Lorikeet (the birds on the dish) for 9 years until he died earlier this year. He had flown away a few times & we could hear him talking from the trees around our neighbours's houses. One time he flew up our driveway & over the house across the street. I thought that would be the last time we'd see him. My youngest son was home, so he went on his bicycle around the streets. He saw 2 young boys looking at something in a bush. 'Big Bird' was in the bush, & to the amazement of the 2 boys, Big Bird said 'hello', jumped onto my son's shoulder & rode home with my son on the bike.