Crimson Rosellas

Quite common birds and by that i mean to say Is that i see them by the dozen every day And oft counted up to twenty on one tree The fairest of rosella family. Crimson rosellas are by no means rare And in Shire of Sherbrooke see them everywhere And each time i see them i can only stare And admire them for the colours that they wear. Juvenile crimson rosellas mostly coloured green Quite different to the adult birds 'twould seem And adults blue cheeked, blue tailed, crimson and brownish black And mottled dark brown on their wings and back. Their bell like notes sound much like kee kee kee As they fly through wooded parks from tree to tree Their distinct calls in memory will remain You hear them once, you know their voice again. They form their nests of dried leaves and debris In hollow log or old gum cavity And five to eight white rounded eggs are laid In hole too deep for most predators to raid. The most oft seen parrots in the Sherbrooke Shire And their splendid colours can't help but admire Quite common birds and by that i mean to say Is that i see them by the dozen every day.