tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post3891983065010257018..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: A Morning With 'KeetsBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-68473641190910509762007-01-26T14:59:00.000+11:002007-01-26T14:59:00.000+11:00Thanks for your comments,Ridger, FCD, from a fello...Thanks for your comments,Ridger, FCD, from a fellow FCD!BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-50050040472215115692007-01-26T14:34:00.000+11:002007-01-26T14:34:00.000+11:00Thank you Sarla and Snail for commenting on the b...Thank you Sarla and Snail for commenting on the blog. Special thanks to Snail for hosting 'I and the Bird #41' and giving the "tassiebirds" blog exposure on the international bird scene. Great to have so many visitors from overseas.<br /> Well Snail, the Musks only nibble away at the fingers, the Rosellas tear flesh!BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-538102398695559552007-01-26T14:28:00.000+11:002007-01-26T14:28:00.000+11:00Wow. How gorgeous - the birds and the photos both....Wow. How gorgeous - the birds and the photos both. Thanks!The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-14597659421098052942007-01-26T13:36:00.000+11:002007-01-26T13:36:00.000+11:00Small bill or not, I wouldn't be getting my nose t...Small bill or not, I wouldn't be getting my nose that close to a musk lorikeet!<br /><br />They're swarming over the sugar gums around here. They certainly sound as if they're having fun!Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-47664055065572946732007-01-26T12:55:00.000+11:002007-01-26T12:55:00.000+11:00Lovely shots. I got here from I and the bird too....Lovely shots. I got here from I and the bird too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054205963916941320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-47571858175799494442007-01-26T07:36:00.000+11:002007-01-26T07:36:00.000+11:00Thanks Mike and Chardyspal for your comments.
Th...Thanks Mike and Chardyspal for your comments. <br /> The Musk Lorikeet is so called because of it's 'odour', according to several sources. I have handled quite a few during mist netting and banding operations, but have never detected the typical musk smell. However, I haven't attempted to 'smell' the birds either! They're very foisty in the hand, but fortunately lack the skin breaking bills of some of the larger species of parrot.<br /> I have been guilty over the years of not really watching birds, more ticking them off. But when photographing them, you often notice nuances in their behaviour, and can sometimes use that to get better images.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-67594360360371476742007-01-26T01:19:00.000+11:002007-01-26T01:19:00.000+11:00Great photos and observations. Not all bird watche...Great photos and observations. Not all bird watchers watch with that level of scientific scrutiny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-90681069113817113952007-01-25T16:05:00.000+11:002007-01-25T16:05:00.000+11:00I am visiting your blog via a link from I and the ...I am visiting your blog via a link from I and the Bird through Living the Scientific Life...<br />Fabulous! Beautiful photos and wonderful observations! Do the Musk Lorikeets have a scent? What does it smell like?<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />ChardyspalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com