Flower or Bird? . . .Bird or Flower?

A few days ago, I was at the Mt Cootha gardens and got some pics of the Aloe flowers but they ended up on the cutting room floor.
Went back today and the bad news was that the flowers were past their prime but the good news was there were plenty of honey eaters feasting on them. In the end I didn't know whether I was photographing the birds or the flowers but . . .I can't pass up a good bird shot.
There was another shot where the Rainbow Lorikeet was slightly better but it didn't have the little bug. SOOC - no crop

[Sam]

Instant FAV Poppo. This is just incredible!

[sally agnew]

What don't these rainbow lorikeets devour, great capture Poppo :-)

[Ilona]

Great captured instant fav :)

[Diane]

Great capture Terry.

[Rick Schies]

He is quite the show bird

[Babs]

I love this Terry the focus is fantastic. Got to be a fav. I just love rainbow lorikeets, they are such show offs.

[Tony]

Like big colourful jewels. Fabulous.

[Emilie Cartoun]

Just glorious! Fav for the beauty of these wonderful creatures.

[john graham]

Nice shot Poppo...

[Ann]

NICE SHOT.

[Anne Pancella]

Oh my. What a great picture.

[Susan C Clow]

What a great capture. Love how the birds is hanging on and at the angle he is. Love his colors and the textures in the flower. FAV

[Margaret Pengelly]

Wonderful shot. I'm constantly amazed how birds with such a spectacular array of colours as these lorikeets never get a feather in the wrong spot.

[Denise Wood]

Both will be fine! Love those lorikeets :) Fav

[Tracey]

Wow Poppo this is magnificent love, love, love this instant fav

[Sheralee S]

The little photobombing bug is cute but the lorikeets are always so photogenic. Great shot.

[Robyn]

Wonderful. Fav

[Denis]

A fantastic capture Poppo. A top shot of a beautiful bird.

[Lynn Ciamaichelo]

Absolutely beautiful! What kind of bird is this?

[Jimmy the Sexton]

Glad you didn't make it black and white. Nice capture and the little bug is like a cherry on top

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Fantastic pic! Neat to know there was no cropping, that you got this close with your camera. Glad you pointed out the bug. I would've missed it. The bird's colors were stealing all my attention.

[Shirley Banford]

Instant fav! Stunning capture.

[Poppo Livy]

@lynnabronskiciamaichelo Hi Lynn, Its a Rainbow Lorikeet. If you look through my albums, you will see that they feature quite regularly in my shots.

[Debi 🐩]

Beautiful shot, love the colours very nice shot

[Corinne]

Beautiful and so full of colors !

[Ron]

I never get tired of seeing the Rainbow Lorikeets. Great shot, Terry.