Flying Diaries- Lori

Cities are not the best place for birds to live although they are adaptable.

Queen Bird Nerd

Hey guys! You are probably wondering why I have not done a blog post recently. Well, this week I will try to catch up with the weeks I have missed! I will also be doing a Double for my monthly posts; February and March. I have no birds at the moment (Spring is the big season for birds), so I am continuing to tell old stories. I need to renew my membership with Fauna Rescue soon!

Anyway, today I will tell you about a very cute lorikeet. The name, (not very imaginative), Lori.

Lori was found on the side of a road in the city. The person who found her (Let us call them Birdsareawesome) was worried because she was only young and needed more flying practice because she wasn’t doing very well. Birdsareawesome took her to the vet, and they said there were no broken wings or injuries, but she did need time to build up more wing strength.

So that’s where we picked her up. We took her and put her straight in the aviary. Lori started to settle in. We had put lots of branches in so she could easily fly up and land safely. She could already eat by herself, so we left food out for her. Lorikeets are nectivores, so we fed her nectar (of course) and fruit. Lori loved her fruitbars and spent a lot of time chewing on them.

Super cute, right?

Anyway, when she was ready for release, we had a problem. We did not know whether to release her where she was found, or at our house. We got some advice from Fauna Rescue and they said that lorikeets were not very territorial, and given the amount of time Lori had spent with us, it was likely that she would not remember where she grew up. We decided to release at ours, therefore, as the city doesn’t really make the best home for a bird. She would probably find more food at our house, and there would be a lot more trees and bushes. So that’s where we released her.

The funny thing about birds is that even if they really want to get out and be released, some take a while to notice the door is open and then they get nervous and will not go out for a long time. Sometimes we have to get in with them and encourage them out. (Such was the case with Lori). This has happened practically every time we release them at our house. (Except for Bingo, but he had just spotted an attractive female(?) lorikeet and was desperate to join her.)

Lori was a good flyer, and we knew she would be fine. She would find a- Hey, what do you call a group of lorikeets? Can someone find that out for me? in no time and hopefully a mate soon! Maybe even some babies…. Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Success!*

Queen Bird Nerd

*Five second dance party