western australia

ringneck parrot

twenty eight parrot

Make way – coming in

@JudyEv (381960)

Rockingham, Australia

April 23, 2020 9:27am CST

I wrote about two red-capped parrots that visited the birdbath this morning. They were just settling in for a bath when this ring-necked parrot came homing in. It was a lucky shot to catch him at this moment. The ring-neck parrot is also called the ‘twenty-eight' from its call. Their fancy name is Barnardius zonarius and they are classified as a large parrot. They are very common around here. I was pretty pleased with this photo but it was just a lucky fluke.

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@WorDazza (15826)

• Manchester, England

23 Apr 20

So what you're saying is you were taking a photo of the bird bath and the parrot photo-bombed you!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

I was waiting for the red-caps to have a bath and yes, he did photo-bomb me.

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@Dena91 (17038)

• United States

23 Apr 20

What a bright colored feathered friend. Glad you were able to get a quick picture of your visitor

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

These parrots love to have a really good bath. They take ages and dip their shoulders and heads right in.

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@rebelann (117214)

• El Paso, Texas

24 Apr 20

Good shot, birds in flight are the hardest to capture. I've only seen one parrot that happened to partake of mom's apples decades ago, it was an African Ring Necked parrot which mom accidentally caught while munching on her prized apples. She kept the poor thing in a cage for a couple of years before we finally convinced her to let him go. He was beautiful and I never got a photo of him.

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@rebelann (117214)

• El Paso, Texas

24 Apr 20

The poor parrot was terrified of all of us so mom would try to keep us away for his sake @JudyEv I always felt sorry for that poor bird.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

What a shame you didn't get a photo of it. I thought I was photographing the red-caps when this guy bombed my photo!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Apr 20

@rebelann Some never get tame. Others might get tame if they are taken captive young enough.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

25 Apr 20

It's a great photo! I've never been able to take a picture of a bird. From my balcony, they are too far away.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

26 Apr 20

@JudyEv I think it's wonderful because you caught the movement of the bird.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Apr 20

I was really lucky with this one. I didn't even see it coming.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Apr 20

@simone10 Thanks

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

24 Apr 20

I have always wanted one as a pet

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

25 Apr 20

@JudyEv I always figured I'd find a reputable breeder, or adopt one who needed a home after their owner passed or something

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Apr 20

@Jessicalynnt Have you researched them? Some are incredibly noisy as in screechy.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Apr 20

Some of the parrots don't tame very well but others do.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Apr 20

That's a great shot of the parrot.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

He's slamming on the brakes, isn't he?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Apr 20

@JudyEv Yes, he is.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

25 Apr 20

Gorgeous photo and parrot Judy

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Apr 20

Thanks. He's really pretty, isn't he?

@wolfgirl569 (135664)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Apr 20

The best shots are often lucky ones.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

That's so true.

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@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

25 Apr 20

yes you were in the right place at the right time lol...

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Apr 20

I couldn't believe it when I saw the photo. I was concentrating on the red-caps.

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@xFiacre (14801)

• Ireland

23 Apr 20

@judyev That’s amazing. I don’t think a crowd of excited parrots could be referred to as a gallimaufry of small birds.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

No, they're not really confused enough. We'd want more species before we had a gallimaufry. I think I've committed the word to memory now.

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@moffittjc (128833)

• Gainesville, Florida

23 Apr 20

That's pretty neat that you have wild parrots in Australia. They're not common here in the US, although in south Florida they seem to have taken up residence in small numbers (probably escapes or releases from captivity).

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@moffittjc (128833)

• Gainesville, Florida

24 Apr 20

@JudyEv That's so nice that you have such a variety of them. Such colorful birds, would definitely brighten up anyone's day seeing them!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

We have a lot of them here although I've no idea how many different species.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

24 Apr 20

That’s an awesome shot! I find it so difficult to capture birds in flight.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Apr 20

I didn't even see this one coming. I was waiting for the red-caps to come for a bath.

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@JWMILLER (3275)

• Westmoreland, Tennessee

23 Apr 20

GREAT for lucky flukes. In the spring here, now, of course, we have visitors passing through for a few weeks. Hummingbirds are back, such wonderful creatures.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

We don't have hummingbirds here but other myLotters have put up some great photos of them.

@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

24 Apr 20

what an awesome picture!!!!

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

Thanks. I had no idea I was taking it really. I was waiting for the red-caps to come to the water then this one lobbed in. Sometimes you just get lucky.

@shaggin (74988)

• United States

23 Apr 20

I’d love to see wild parrots flying around. Much to cold for them here.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

I guess they don't do well in really cold weather.

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@FourWalls (86625)

• United States

23 Apr 20

How cool! Don’t you love those “lightning in a bottle” shots? Most of our parrots are in cages here, as pets. We may have wild parrots in America, but I wouldn’t have a clue where they’d be (other than at a Jimmy Buffett concert

).

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

When you've seen them flying wild in great mobs it hurts a bit to see them in cages although many adapt quite well.

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@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

23 Apr 20

It's so cool to have wild parrots! Thanks for the photo.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

You're welcome. I was quite surprised when I saw what I'd captured.

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@Marilynda1225 (91063)

• United States

23 Apr 20

I'm so intrigued that you have parrots visiting your birdbath.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

We still get excited when we see them come in.

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@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

23 Apr 20

Looks like he is barely holding on.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

It looks like he has all his brakes on.

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@LindaOHio (222280)

• United States

23 Apr 20

How cool to have parrots as a common sighting. They are beautiful.

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@JudyEv (381960)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Apr 20

We do have some lovely birds and it's nice that a lot visit our birdbath.

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