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Musk Lorikeets

Glossopsitta concinna

Photo by ShannaB
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Field Notes

Notes:

These musk lorikeets seemed to be getting pretty cosy! Shot two shows them 'kissing' - they were doing this a lot, I figured one was feeding the other but it seems like strange behaviour for two adults...? In shot 5 they ramped up the cuteness for the camera. I was lucky to spot them - they blended into the foliage very well and I was actually standing right under them when I heard them burbling quietly to each other. Seen in the free flight aviary at Tamworth Marsupial Park.

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Comments (6)

wow! nice shots for those perfect match
Good! they for sure take good care of their couple :-)
Thank you! They are a lovely pair (with no one to come between them, Marta)! : )
Well, I have a sun conure pet and not only she does not stop kissing me but she also gets jealous when I kiss my boyfriend and tries to get in between! so maybe kissing is not so strange between parrots after all :-)

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