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Platycercus elegans
Adults and juveniles generally show strikingly different colouration in south-eastern populations, with predominantly greenish-olive body plumage on the juvenile, most persistent on the nape and breast. Juveniles are said to 'ripen' as they get older and turn from green to red. All races have blue cheeks and black-scalloped blue-margined wings and predominantly blue tail with predominantly red coloration. The crimson rosella’s blue tail feathers are one of the favourite decorations of the satin bowerbird. The bill is pale grey and the iris dark brown.
Native from SE Australia. This one lives in Pairi Daiza, Belgium.
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Thanks Victor! ;-)
Awesome colours!
Yes..I hope I can see them one day in their natural habitat..that means I will be visiting your land as well ;-)
So far from home.. :)
Thanks, people! :-)
Gorgeous shot!
Nice shot :)