Now we have two Eastern Rosellas
Eastern Rosella
Over the last six months or so we’ve had an Eastern Rosella in our garden. It comes and goes but we see it most weeks. It appears to be trying to form a loose alliance with our resident Mallee Ringneck parrots, but they have consistently rejected his friendship.
The Eastern Rosella is a common bird in the eastern parts of Australia, and in the south-east of South Australia. It has been introduced to the Adelaide region. The nearest one I have seen was about 60km to the west. At first I thought that the bird visiting our garden was an aviary escape. A few days ago, however, I saw two of them flying away from our pear tree.
This caused divided feelings on my part.
- If this species is establishing itself in our town and its environs then this is a significant extension of its range, and this both interests and excites me.
- On the other hand, I felt annoyed because they had obviously been feeding on the near ripe pears in our orchard.
Oh dear, it seems that we can’t have both beautiful birds in our garden AND fruit on our trees.
Eastern Rosella
Beautiful birds! Wish we had those over here in the western US. I really enjoy your pictures.
Thanks Susan,
I enjoy sharing my photos of our beautiful Australian birds. Earlier this week I upgraded my camera so stay tuned for more interesting photos. Later this year we are planning a trip to Africa to visit our daughter, so I hope to get some great shots over there too.
Lots of Easterns around the Adelaide area now. Lots around the parklands, along Brownhill Creek and I viewed a pair at Para Hills the other day.
Thanks Brenton – I wasn’t aware until a few years ago that they were originally introduced to the Adelaide area. Seems they are increasing their range all the time. We now see them almost daily in our garden here in Murray Bridge, so they could well be established here now too.