I am hibernating today as it is freezing cold. I believe it has reached the dizzy height of 15 degrees C today (59 F). The sun is shining and the sky is blue, but the wind is icy.
Yesterday afternoon just before the temperatures dropped and the wind swept through a gang of rainbow lorikeets landed in our garden, probably to let us know that the weather was about to change.
All the leaves have mostly gone from our frangipani tree now, but the colour has been replaced with rainbows.
This is only half of the flock which landed and about the same number again are on the ground. The noise they were making was deafening.
I put some bread out for them and it lasted about 2 minutes and then they all flew off.
Instant FAV Babs..........when in bloom your frangipani tree must be glorious! The perfume, oh the perfume!! When I was little, I used to put the flowers behind my ears and pretend I was in Hawaii!!! This has made me laugh a lot........I've also stayed indoors all day as it hasn't stopped raining!
Wow this is fantastic.. I can imagine the noise.. we have about 3-4 that swing by here every now and then.. nice replacement for leaves and flowers from the frangipani... fav
@gigiflower Thanks Sam for the fav and yes the frangipani is beautiful when it is flowering. We have only just lost the leaves flowers and we even manage to have a couple of leaves which manage to stay all winter. Good that we have got these beautiful winter blooms though until it flowers again.
@julzmaioro Thanks Julia and for the fav. I think they were in a gang because of the strong winds which were on their way. Birds always seem to know when adverse weather is on its way.
@ibt Thanks Ilona for the fav. As well as this lot in the tree there were just as many again on the ground. Must have been about 100 birds here, a bit difficult to count though.
@tonygig Forgot to say thanks for the fav too. @leestevo Thanks Lee-Ann. We don't usuually get quite as many as this. About 100 yesterday, I think they were on holidays for the day from Sydney.
Love this Babs could be an idea for a book The Lorikeet Tree and this would be the perfect cover! Just need someone to write the book! Chilly 15 degrees, wasn't much better here yesterday when we had our rainy trip to London - flaming June indeed!
Wonderful capture Babs, , didn't know they grow on trees, its summer a barmy 17 degress today in Lancashire with no wind , shorts and polo shirt order of the day off to watch a cricket match;)
Fabulous capture. They do blend in with the tree and make good leaf impersonations (albeit rather noisy leaves!) Oh, i can just imagine the noise. Fav for me. :)
@creampuff Very noisy. Almost ready for picking I think.
@hermann Thanks for the fav Sally. Really brought the frangipani back to life.
@angelat They just flew in. I heard them before I saw them. I counted 48 in the tree and there were about the same number on the ground too. This was just before the wind and the rain came and I suspect they sensed it was on its way. Perhaps they were on a bus trip from Sydney. No glue or honey was used in the making of this photo.
@ethelperry Thanks Ethel. They were certainly forming quite a gang. I saw them in the garden and then I put some bread out for them and it lasted all of 2 minutes.
@paulaw thanks Paula. I saw your London photo, shame about the weather. At least it is winter here and we expect it to be cold, but it is so disheartening in the UK when summer arrives and the weather doesn't play right.
@888rachel Definitely recommend keeping an eye on it. They come and go so quickly though.
@pcoulson Thanks Peter. I know what the weather is in Lancashire today. I have just phoned my sister and she is complaining that it is quite chilly. she lives in Worsley.
Shorts and polo shirt at 17 degrees, are you quite mad. I am all rugged up here.
@darthkitty Thanks so much for the fav Kat. The noise was deafening. All together there must have been over 80 lorikeets in the garden. They had really formed quite a gang. Perhaps they were tourists
Pfft! Haha, this made me crack up! Can these be found at the local nursery? I think I would love to have a few in the garden! An amazing capture, perhaps they all came to be famous and get their photo taken? :)
@lilminimonka@chimfa@almondjoy1@dolphin@loweygrace Thanks so much. We do get a lot of lorikeets in the garden, but never as many as this. I think they were gathering together in a gang because there was a storm brewing. Either than or they were on holiday from Sydney. I think there were about 100 altogether, both in the tree and on the ground.
I think you can get the trees at the local nursery Brianna, but they tend to be a bit unpredictable as to when they flower and the flowers come and go so quickly.
Hahhaahha...I have to laugh first of all. 59 (f)....that is very pleasant where we are from!! Have never seen such a tree full of such beautiful colorful birds. Amazing Babs Major FAV
@eyesmile 59 degrees F may be pleasant to you Gena, but you seem to forget that I am very sensitive, ha ha. You should see how many layers of clothes I am wearing. Australia makes you a bit soft when it comes to cold.
Even the lorikeets were going round in a gang complaining of the cold. ha ha. thanks for the fav.
@jaynspain Thanks Jayn. We do get a lot of rainbow lorikeets normally but not as many as this at one time usually. There must have been about 100 here that day all together. I think it was because there was a storm brewing and they ganged together. The noise they were making was incredible.
@angelar Thanks Angela. You can keep your 15 degrees tropical I will settle for 34 degrees any day. It was the icy wind straight from Antarctica which made the difference to the air temperature. Prefer the winds from the north. As I said to Gena I am very sensitive to cold. ha ha. We are lucky though because even in winter in Australia, it isn't winter every day we have some lovely warm days too and lots of sunshine. It is just a bit of a shock when we are not used to it.
@kwiksilver Thanks Gillian. We have got such clear skies at the moment and the wind is from the south straight up the coast from Antarctica so quite chilly. At least we don't get snow.
@kathiecb Thanks Kathie. The tree you pinch off a neighbour when they prune it, you just stick the branch in the ground and it grows like wildfire. The lorikeet flowers are a bit more difficult. You never quite know when they are going to flower and one minute they are there and then they are gone again. You have to be quick to spot them. I've never known such a noisy plant. ha ha.
I can imagine the noise, they are very colourful beautiful birds.
@hermann Thanks for the fav Sally. Really brought the frangipani back to life.
@angelat They just flew in. I heard them before I saw them. I counted 48 in the tree and there were about the same number on the ground too. This was just before the wind and the rain came and I suspect they sensed it was on its way. Perhaps they were on a bus trip from Sydney. No glue or honey was used in the making of this photo.
@ethelperry Thanks Ethel. They were certainly forming quite a gang. I saw them in the garden and then I put some bread out for them and it lasted all of 2 minutes.
@beryl They do look quite ripe don't they.
@paulaw thanks Paula. I saw your London photo, shame about the weather. At least it is winter here and we expect it to be cold, but it is so disheartening in the UK when summer arrives and the weather doesn't play right.
@888rachel Definitely recommend keeping an eye on it. They come and go so quickly though.
@pcoulson Thanks Peter. I know what the weather is in Lancashire today. I have just phoned my sister and she is complaining that it is quite chilly. she lives in Worsley.
Shorts and polo shirt at 17 degrees, are you quite mad. I am all rugged up here.
@darthkitty Thanks so much for the fav Kat. The noise was deafening. All together there must have been over 80 lorikeets in the garden. They had really formed quite a gang. Perhaps they were tourists
@onlyme111 Thanks so much for the fav Gaylene.
@wanabe Thanks Meredith. We don't usually get this many at one time.
@quietpurplehaze Thanks Hazel. I can post you one if you are interested.
I think you can get the trees at the local nursery Brianna, but they tend to be a bit unpredictable as to when they flower and the flowers come and go so quickly.
Even the lorikeets were going round in a gang complaining of the cold. ha ha. thanks for the fav.