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Little Lorikeet |
Sightings
Little Lorikeets are hard to spot, because quick, and possibly also uncommon in the area where we live (Narrabri, New South Wales). First spotted by us in April of 2006, 20 km north of Coonabarabran, New South Wales.
A pair came to explore the area 20 km east of Narrabri in March 2007, but did not stay.
Also spotted on the edge of Mt. Kaputar National Park, 30 km east of Narrabri, in April 2008.
Photos
Little Lorikeet looking for a nesting hollow (I)
Little Lorikeets looking for a nesting hollow (II)
Two Little Lorikeets in a Eucalypt tree (click on image for larger version)
Nest
Surprisingly, Little Lorikeets choose nesting hollows with openings from above, not necessarily sideways.
Little Lorikeet looking into a nesting hollow