Give birds your own little home

3rd February 2010

MANY young Rainbow Lorikeets in Brisbane Valley are learning to fly with their single piping call for attention, a chance for hours of entertainment by the playful antics of our coloured feathered friends.

These clowns of the bird world can amuse us while they feed, take a bath, learn to fly or with their courtship displays.

Australia’s Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife’s Backyard Buddies program is all about getting more enjoyment from native animals in your yard.

It provides tips and advice on how to make your backyard a haven for Rainbow Lorikeets to visit.

“Rainbow Lorikeets thrive on nectar,” said Leonie Gale, CEO of the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, which runs the Backyard Buddies program.

“The best thing you can do for Rainbow Lorikeets is grow native plants such as banksias, grevilleas and bottlebrushes in your yard.

Find out what else you can do for native birds in your backyard and how to build your own nest boxes at www.backyardbuddies.net.au

Backyard Buddies program is all about getting more enjoyment from native animals in your yard.