desert uplands- bluey in the gravellea #2

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Rainbow Lorikeet
Scientific Name: Trichoglossus haematodus
Description: The Rainbow Lorikeet is unmistakable with its bright red beak and colourful plumage. Both sexes look alike, with a blue (mauve) head and belly, green wings, tail and back, and an orange/yellow breast. They are often seen in loud and fast-moving flocks, or in communal roosts at dusk.
Similar species: Rainbow Lorikeets are such colourful parrots that it is hard to mistake them for other species. The related Scaly-breasted Lorikeet is similar in size and shape, but can be distinguished by its all-green head and body.
Distribution: The Rainbow Lorikeet occurs in coastal regions across northern and eastern Australia, with a local population in Perth (Western Australia), initiated from aviary releases.
Habitat: The Rainbow Lorikeet is found in a wide range of treed habitats including rainforest and woodlands, as well as in well-treed urban areas.
Seasonal movements: Largely sedentary with some nomadic movements in response to seasonal flowering or fruiting of plants.
Feeding: The Rainbow Lorikeet mostly forages on the flowers of shrubs or trees to harvest nectar and pollen, but also eats fruits (go ape over mangoes), seeds and some insects.
Breeding: The eggs of the Rainbow Lorikeet are laid on chewed, decayed wood, usually in a hollow limb of a eucalypt tree. Both sexes prepare the nest cavity and feed the young, but only the female incubates the eggs.
Minimum Size: 28cm
Maximum Size: 32cm
Average size: 30cm
Average weight: 133g
Breeding season: June to January
Clutch Size: 2
Incubation: 23 days
Nestling Period: 45 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net )

Grevillea pteridifolia is a species of Grevillea native to Australia. Common names include silky grevillea, Darwin silky oak, ferny-leaved silky oak, fern-leaved grevillea, golden grevillea, golden tree and golden parrot tree. (Sources: Wikipedia and The Desert Uplands Strategic Land Resource Assessment Project)

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Taken in: Australia / Queensland / Busthinia (show map)

Taken on: July 21, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/13.0, 1/640 sec, 370mm (=555mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	370mm (35mm equivalent: 555mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (Windows)
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