lorikeets

This morning was the second last time I woke in the bedroom with the glass wall, listening to the lorikeets screaming in the trees outside.

Yatima » 2010 » January 2010

Then one morning the kids and I wake up and in spite of the fact that there are mangos and rainbow lorikeets here, in spite of the fact that my love for my Australian friends and family gets more intense with every passing year, in spite of summer, we all suddenly miss shabby old San Francisco and our micropartment and our American family and even our wholly reprehensible cat.

ready to go home 2010

In Darwin -- where a local animal hospital is reportedly caring for about 30 birds at time, with roughly eight new "patients" arriving each day -- veterinarians say the lorikeets appear inebriated, and lose all physical coordination before passing out.

Australian Parrots Left 'Drunk' By Mystery Avian Illness, Perplexing Vets 2010

Then one morning the kids and I wake up and in spite of the fact that there are mangos and rainbow lorikeets here, in spite of the fact that my love for my Australian friends and family gets more intense with every passing year, in spite of summer, we all suddenly miss shabby old San Francisco and our micropartment and our American family and even our wholly reprehensible cat.

Yatima » 2010 » January 2010

In Darwin -- where a local animal hospital is reportedly caring for about 30 birds at time, with roughly eight new "patients" arriving each day -- veterinarians say the lorikeets appear inebriated, and lose all physical coordination before passing out.

Australian Parrots Left 'Drunk' By Mystery Avian Illness, Perplexing Vets Curtis M. Wong 2010

"It's probably the equivalent of ice cream and cans of coke for the lorikeets," Hansen said.

Australian Parrots Left 'Drunk' By Mystery Avian Illness, Perplexing Vets Curtis M. Wong 2010

Though wildlife experts warn affected birds could die without proper care, the illness -- the cause of which is still unknown -- appears to be seasonal, with many of the lorikeets recovering within a few weeks.

Australian Parrots Left 'Drunk' By Mystery Avian Illness, Perplexing Vets 2010

"It's probably the equivalent of ice cream and cans of coke for the lorikeets," Hansen said.

Australian Parrots Left 'Drunk' By Mystery Avian Illness, Perplexing Vets 2010

Though wildlife experts warn affected birds could die without proper care, the illness -- the cause of which is still unknown -- appears to be seasonal, with many of the lorikeets recovering within a few weeks.

Australian Parrots Left 'Drunk' By Mystery Avian Illness, Perplexing Vets Curtis M. Wong 2010

This morning was the second last time I woke in the bedroom with the glass wall, listening to the lorikeets screaming in the trees outside.

clancy the rains are coming 2010