The Natives of Numinbah Valley
This delightful pair was the star guests at a small bush cafe in Numinbah Valley, Queensland. Not often do you meet ‘wild’ natives that are so friendly and ready for a photo. We would have never met these natives if we did not have a stopover. The stopover at the cafe happened after a mystery visit to one of Australia’s world heritage sites last weekend. (We were suppose to go to another site, but we could not swim there). It was a wonderful surprise and I will write a separate story on that site.
This whole trip was part of a retreat for Solid Screen Sisters – a gathering for indigenous women storytellers and film-makers. (More on this blog about Solid later)
I often get king parrots such as these on the trees in Bellbowrie, but they never come up this close. In the picture below, a Rosella (blue and red feathers) tries to land in front of the king parrot.
The green and red Australian King Parrot prefers to fly and live lower in the trees. Only the male Australian breed has a completely red-head. The birds live in pairs.
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Beautiful! They’re so colourful…lovely!
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Thank you. 🙂
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always heart-pumping and delightful to have wild life near you….best of my limited experience was tea at a garden outside of Perth years ago and the birds just flew to the table to pick on crumbs without any fear…I like those types of experiences….
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I am with you on that thought Kah Wah. Good to hear from you.
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Once in a while, I will drop you a longish note using your e-mail to update things and thoughts…..peace and joy of life meanwhile…
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Ah yes – that would be wonderful. Same thoughts…enjoy life.
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Beautiful birds – Christmas colors!
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Yes, they are. Thank you. 🙂
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Magic.
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Thank you Claudia
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