This was taken a little while back… February this year. We were relaxing up at Copacabana in the middle of this massive summer heat. The place we stayed had had a bit of trees in the backyard which was more like a garden/ cliff and beyond this there was a big drop right into the deep rocky ocean bed. There were lots of birds about resting in the shade and I went poking my head to see them every now and then as one does!

This Lorikeet didn’t mind being photographed while grooming herself. Even though I did use a telephoto lens I was quite close to the bird and it didn’t seem bothered. Although she kept a firm eye on me just to see I didn’t get too close to her comfort.