Three's a crowd!

Sitting at my desk this morning, I spotted 3 birds fighting over space on the bird feeder, just outside my open window. It was a regular pair of Rainbow Lorikeets and the intruder was a single Spotted Dove.

The dove waited patiently just off the edge of the feeder, hoping for his turn to grab some grain. The lorikeets were not at all in a sharing mood and I caught this shot as they chased the dove off the branch. A short time later all 3 of them had gone, and I assume the dove left, still feeling hungry.

This is SOOC with only some light cropping. I know the saturation looks increased, but this is exactly how bright they look!

Stronger rainbow.

The Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is one of our most popular and commonly seen birds. It 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, a triangular dash of yellow on the back of the neck, and an orange/yellow breast.

This Lorikeet is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, Eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland and around the coast to South Australia.

Rainbow Lorikeets have been introduced to Perth - Western Australia, Auckland - New Zealand, and Hong Kong - China. Watch out for one appearing in your backyard soon!

The Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) is a small and somewhat long-tailed pigeon which is a common resident breeding bird, found across its native range on the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia to Australia where it has been introduced.

This dove is long tailed buff brown with a white-spotted black collar patch on the back and sides of the neck. The tail tips are white and the wing coverts have light buff spots. The species is found in quite large numbers in our gardens as well as in urban areas.

I love these doves which are not the same as our feral pigeons. Many people in the CBD areas detest these feral pigeons where they can be a nuisance around public buildings and parks.