tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post3178736789749015237..comments2024-01-18T19:54:13.876+11:00Comments on The Other Andrew: ChatteringThe Other Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-4116090659836624862007-03-14T09:14:00.000+11:002007-03-14T09:14:00.000+11:00Eww, parrot piss!Christopher, I had heard that sto...Eww, parrot piss!<BR/><BR/>Christopher, I had heard that story about those parrots. Any idea what kind they are? I can assure you that they really are that brightly coloured! They're quite small, so you get little flashes of bright colours as they fly through the trees - like <A HREF="http://laubschr.blogspot.com/2007/01/in-flight.html" REL="nofollow">this pic</A> by my friend Laubscher.The Other Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-56386919344836436872007-03-14T05:23:00.000+11:002007-03-14T05:23:00.000+11:00The only other birds (other than pigeons & finches...The only other birds (other than pigeons & finches) we get in my area (Long Beach - suburb of L.A.) are these green parrots that fly around in a NOISY flock. The "story" is that they escaped from a petshop that burnt down. <BR/><BR/>Supposedly someone ran in while the fire was going and started to open up all of the animal's cages. Since then these birds have multplied like crazy. They're beautiful, but noisy.<BR/><BR/>That Lorikeet looks unreal...photoshop? haha!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612479192244642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-71991411207564348202007-03-13T23:20:00.000+11:002007-03-13T23:20:00.000+11:00There are trees in the Northern Rivers were these ...There are trees in the Northern Rivers were these guys would get seriously drunk then fly off, haphazardly in all directions - they were entertainment!<BR/><BR/>Occasionally they'd fly over the nearest human and piss... so watch out.Miss Wiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275197056140374576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-42731640229070390732007-03-13T15:36:00.000+11:002007-03-13T15:36:00.000+11:00Hah, then they'd really never shut up!...Hah, then they'd <EM>really</EM> never shut up!...The Other Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-39733845481451288512007-03-13T15:31:00.000+11:002007-03-13T15:31:00.000+11:00A mention! :-)At our old apartment we used to have...A mention! :-)<BR/><BR/>At our old apartment we used to have a flock of about twenty lorikeets who'd visit us on a daily basis. Nothing can adequately prepare you for the noise they can make.<BR/><BR/>Andrew, if those lorikeets are regulars at your work you should put out a bowl of water with honey for them. If they drink enough of it they get a bit drunk :-)Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482347070461572817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-84441352342004505182007-03-13T14:12:00.000+11:002007-03-13T14:12:00.000+11:00what a gorgeous birdWhen I dream of going to Austr...what a gorgeous bird<BR/>When I dream of going to Australia, it is to see the wildlife like this.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-85180928585717857632007-03-13T13:22:00.000+11:002007-03-13T13:22:00.000+11:00We get nightly (almost) fly overs of flocks of coc...We get nightly (almost) fly overs of flocks of cockatoos. I just commented to someone here yesterday how they seem to be one of the few birds that call too each other constantly as they fly. Noisy, but it's always a great heads up to spot them.The Other Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-69886261234604210922007-03-13T13:03:00.000+11:002007-03-13T13:03:00.000+11:00They've been very noisy aorund here too, along wit...They've been very noisy aorund here too, along with the cockatoos. The most birds I've seen in the 3.5 years I've lived here.M-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409916623998907121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-65783061479510216562007-03-13T12:29:00.000+11:002007-03-13T12:29:00.000+11:00The cardinal is Ohio's state bird! You learned so...The cardinal is Ohio's state bird! You learned something today. Something useless, but something nevertheless. <BR/><BR/>I had the same thought as La Freakgirl. Amazing to think of a whole flock of those birds just outside your window. Tres exotique!Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914959592491412473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-44268412306945518362007-03-13T12:20:00.000+11:002007-03-13T12:20:00.000+11:00Yes, we do! They're around quite a lot, and I see...Yes, we do! They're around quite a lot, and I see them even in my very urban street that I live in quite often. My friend Laubscher (link in my sidebar) has taken some gorgeous photos of the little blighters from hi balcony.<BR/><BR/>I've only seen a red cardinal in pictures, they look pretty cool.The Other Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-63736601434598193682007-03-13T12:09:00.000+11:002007-03-13T12:09:00.000+11:00You get to see birds like that, just hanging out? ...You get to see birds like that, just hanging out? I'm so jealous.<BR/><BR/>I have about five red cardinals in our yard during the day, and that little splash of color always makes me smile. But that's pretty much all we get here in Jersey.freakgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774905190953855685noreply@blogger.com