A King Parrot outside the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra

A King Parrot outside the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra in March 2016

Loving parrots

A male and female Eclectus parrot parrot at the Mall in Khorat (Nakhon Ratchasima), Thailand in June 2011

Energy waster

Great ad at a bus stop in Melbourne, taken in September 2010. "Arthur wastes energy teaching his parrot to talk ..."

A king parrot

King parrot at Mogo on the New South Wales south coast taken in July 2010

Red-rumped parrot

A male red-rumped parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) in Canberra in May 2010

Eclectus parrot pt 2

Male Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) photographed at the Chiang Mai zoo in Thailand in December 2009. They are native to northern Australia

Eclectus parrot pt 1

Male Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) photographed at the Chiang Mai zoo in Thailand in December 2009. They are native to northern Australia

King parrot

A male Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) in Bruce, Canberra photographed in July 2009

Flying parrots

Red-winged parrots (Aprosmictus erythropterus) at Gapuwiyak in June 2009

Parrot

Red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) at Gapuwiyak in June 2009. These shy and elusive birds are hard to photograph as they fly off at the slightest provocation and are usually found high up in trees.