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by george
Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:26 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Hand feeding wild IRNs?
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Re: Hand feeding wild IRNs?

Would have thought that was the case but afaik the population in the South east of Queensland didn't increase once Currumbin and other wildlife parks were offering a stable alternative food supply. Currumbin's reporting the population of birds coming to feed is in decline at the moment. Blamed on ho...
by george
Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:08 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Hand feeding wild IRNs?
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Re: Hand feeding wild IRNs?

Hi MB and Ellie Currumbin's amazing alright. Remember similar experiences there myself. According to the fount of all truth and knowledge on the internet ;) Wikipedia, they've been hand feeding them there since the late 40's. The owner then, Alex Griffiths, started feeding them to protect his flower...
by george
Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:25 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Hand feeding wild IRNs?
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Re: Hand feeding wild IRNs?

Hi Carmen

Yes, it's amazing. Check it out.

[edit]Cant post the link due to spamming swines, off-site URL's blocked for new members, but just copy & paste this into YouTube:

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or search for Lorikeets Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
by george
Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:09 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Hand feeding wild IRNs?
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Re: Hand feeding wild IRNs?

Bump.

No one have any opinions about this? Is this a captive IRN only forum?
by george
Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:48 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Hand feeding wild IRNs?
Replies: 9
Views: 1842

Hand feeding wild IRNs?

Hi New to the forum and have a question. I use to live in east Australia where you find wildlife sanctuary's that attract wild rainbow and scaly-breasted Lorikeets for visitors to feed, with the help of the sanctuary. The lori's are of course a bit smaller than ringnecked but was wondering if you se...