Photo by Sammy Sam (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA Helpful Partner<\/h2>\n
Similar to other parrots, this particular species also prefers nesting in tree cavities, high above the ground. But before the nesting and egg laying, the male has to court his female partner with a very simple (but classy) dance. His moves usually include moving their tail from side to side and they add in a little head bobbing to really get the females heart pounding. \u00a0Come to think of it, I think my dance moves are very similar to the Rosella. If the male is successful with his dance, he will stay with his female partner during the incubation process. While the female is sitting on the eggs, the male will happily feed her, and his generosity even continues for a little while after the eggs of hatched. Isn’t he a sweetheart?<\/p>\n
The male bird knows that if he wants to live a long and happy life, he had better keep his partner happy :).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While walking in downtown Ottawa \u00a0this past weekend, I ran across a man with 3 or 4 colourful “parrot-like” birds. I am assuming this is what has caused me to gravitate towards the Rosella, an Australian Parrot species, for today’s Wild Fact. This beautifully coloured bird was originally referred to as the “Rosehill Parakeet” by early settlers. Eventually the name was changed to “Rosehiller” before being changing again to the Rosella. Who knows what this bird will be called in a few years! In order to catch a glimpse of these stunning birds, we will need to take a trip <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,3084,3083,4025,1713,3085,3081,2928,3086,3082],"yoast_head":"\n
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