Parrot cometh again

This is one bird that proclaims its presence as it flies so enables one to quite easily locate it. And the palm flowers seems to draw it here regularly.

 Another encounter with the Blue-Crowned Hanging-Parrot that actually left me feeling as if I was intruding into its privacy!

From the moment it spotted me, it kept a lookout my way which made me feel that decency should allow it, or rather her, to indulge away from prying eyes!

Another quick glance my way, a quick gulp at the flowers, and it was off!

Parrot down

 The calls were familiar but the challenge was spotting it as none could blend in more perfectly than this little green one.  So Patience waited for it to fly and reveal its tell-tale flash of red, and it finally did, to perch almost above where I was standing albeit high up.

I suppose I could consider the Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot a regular to the taman now although it's more often heard than seen.

This was an adult female with its blackish bill, tinge of blue crown and minus the red breast patch.

Being a mere visitor to the the taman, this poor thing barely had a chance to perch openly before it was promptly chased off each time, much to my exasperation.

When it suddenly and uncharacteristically flew down, I tried to move in speedily, hoping for a prized shot but again it was squawked off by the pesky mynas.

Wheee, a parrot!

 Many thanks to a fellow birder whose alert sent me hastening to the taman for another occasional visitor.  This time it's the adorable Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus galgulus).  It normally gives away its presence by its rather high-pitched squeaks but when it feeds silently it's not easy to spot due to its tiny size and smooth quiet movements along the branches.

As the birds are normally found in secondary and primary forest, forest edge, old plantations, orchards, coconut groves, mangroves, and even in urban parks, a question did arise still if this lone one was an escapee notwithstanding its more than a couple of sightings in the taman now.

It's insanely cute and gorgeous with a brilliant red throat patch and a bright golden upperback patch, striking red upper tail coverts, and naturally a dark blue crown distinctly visible in the male, with movements and feeding antics to match!

However, what happened when a hanging parrot is not displaying its characteristic feeding pose whilst you waited and waited?

I had to comply with a little voice that repeatedly whispered that it's only natural the way it's feeding.  I supposed the upright palm flowers did not require any hanging prowess for feeding unlike fruits like the jambu air (water apple) or rambutan.