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Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

Photo by SheaEckert
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Description:

I was very close to him, taking pictures, when all of the sudden he flew right at me. I screamed and ducked, but the zookeeper told me he was just being playful! I laughed and kept on my way :)

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Lehigh Valley Zoo

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Comments (2)
SheaEckert
Thanks! You're in the poconos right? Yeah, i'm sure it's not that far...
Carol Snow Milne
Great close up! Play! I will have to go to the Lehigh Valley Zoo, It probably isn't far from me.

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PublishedSeptember 18, 2011

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