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A Rosella preening in the sunlight filtered by the canopy of the bushland. Perhaps an Eastern Rosella?

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Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

thefathippy Sep 28

There's always food available here.

A #rosella eating an Australian native, but not local, #grevillea gaudichaudi flower. A ground cover that umm, covers ground for around 2-5m. Lots of flowers.

Rosellas also eat the grass seeds.

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Vandacorp Jun 21

Eastern rosella out front in the rain the other day.

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Sydney Birder May 23

Crimson Rosella looking gorgeous

This stunning Crimson Rosella was browsing on the seeds of a gum tree late one afternoon. We were at the Macquarie Woods Forestry Reserve Campground, to the west of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. These parrots are quite common in eastern Australia. Even so, their beauty is always amazing.

This bird is a male, with his purple and crimson colouring. The females have more green on their bodies and wings, like the one I saw a few months ago in Whitfield, Victoria.

Common name: Crimson Rosella
Scientific name: Platycercus elegans elegans
Approximate length: 35 cm
Date spotted: 16 May 2025 (autumn)
Location: Macquarie Woods Forestry Reserve Campground, Vittoria, NSW, Australia: 33°24’29.0″S 149°18’41.8″E

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Beautiful female Crimson Rosella

In my recent travels in the Victorian High Country, I came across a gorgeous female Crimson Rosella. She was a little coy. It was great to see her looking so colourful and smart, as the females oft…

Sydney Birder