On Seeing Musk Lorikeets

On flowering gum trees I have often seen Parrots with red cheeks and red faces though mostly green Whilst feeding of huiman kind they don't seem shy They chirp and feed though watcher stands nearby. With their probing tongues they take nectar from the flowers And they often feed on the one tree for hours They blend in well with the foilage of the tree And they are never easy birds to see. In search of flowering gums many miles they do fly They fly high and fast in their travels in the sky You may see them on a flowering gum today But tomorrow from here they may be many miles away. Such pretty birds mostly green with patches of red Around the cheek and the face and the head Nectar eating parrots birds I know by sight Quite beautiful when seen in the sunlight.