Pretty Polly

Here’s a couple of cheerful Sulphur Crested Cockatoos finishing up their breakfast on the verandah. They’re here every day at the same time screeching to be fed and, amusing and friendly as they are, they don’t half make a racket. In fact they are the noisiest creatures in the forest around here on the outskirts of Brisbane. Big birds they are too, a fair bit larger than a crow -
they can be quite disconcerting when they swoop down to say hello - and they won’t clear off until they’ve had their morning rations, this particular pair had first peck today but waiting not too far away are maybe another dozen more noisy so and sos all hoping to sweep up any remaining titbits.

G'day mate!

 Later on after the cockatoos drift  away looking for rich pickings  elsewhere other less assertive  ornithological delights come to the  breakfast table. This beautiful King  Parrot hops down from a nearby tree  bold as brass and touts for the odd  nibble. His slightly less red and  slightly less brave mate sits back up  in the tree closely watching to see if  he gets himself into trouble. So idly  sitting on the verandah watching out  into the woodland I'm not only able  to identify a plethora of different bird  species but also write an interesting  tale to accompany my photos, what a talent to have! 

The commonest and most colourful parrot to be seen here every morning is the Rainbow Lorikeet they appear in twittering droves hoping for any leftovers that the early birds have missed. All these lovely birds are found in abundance here less than 10 miles from the centre of Brisbane; however they can all be spotted throughout the environs even in the city centre at the Botanic Gardens. It's a twitchers paradise.

We're all pretty!