Ring around the collar (aka L is for lorikeet)
Before we left Minnesota, I pulled out articles from Scott’s old Australian Geographics. Mostly I looked for wildlife and national park articles. One article was on lorikeets. I enjoyed the information and descriptors so wanted to share. Most of the lorikeet information below is from Australian Geographic, Rainbows in Flight, July-Sept 2001. Photos are ours. “Propelled by a high-energy intake of pollen and nectar, their wild shrieks ricocheting from tree to tree…” This line makes me happier about actually capturing honeyeaters and their like on camera as they are also on sugar highs! The article also mentions their constant squabbling. “Parrots with an attitude”. I also learned that the color of their collars identify the subspecies. Red collars are the northern tribe. In our area, we see green or yellow-green. Lorikeets are very acrobatic due to their short, strong legs, extremely flexible hips and unusual feet. Perching birds have 3 forward pointing toes ...