Rosellas are beautiful birds and relatively common around our place. Of course their fame in Australia comes from having tomato sauce named after them…
The Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Rosella in Wikipedia
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Category: Crimson Rosella
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Colour Contrast
Another standoff at the water bowl. This time between the colourful Crimson Rosella and a bird I have yet to identify, perhaps an immature Oriole ( see yesterday’s birds)?
Update: the bird on the right is a moulting male Satin Bowerbird, see this post.
The Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Rosella in Wikipedia
* Bowerbird in Birdlife
* Bowerbird in Wikipedia