Early morning green visitor

Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
edited October 12, 2006 in Wildlife
Shot with H5 full zoom and a lot cropping from my terrace
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Very nice, Awais.thumb.gif

    Is that an olive tree? (I love green olives):D

    Do you know what kind of bird it is?headscratch.gif
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Very nice, Awais.thumb.gif

    Is that an olive tree? (I love green olives):D

    Do you know what kind of bird it is?headscratch.gif

    Thanks Ric
    Dont know about olives . Are they ?
    We call it parrot headscratch.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Thanks Ric
    Dont know about olives . Are they ?
    We call it parrot headscratch.gif

    I think I found this bird here: http://www.avianweb.com/alexandrineparakeet.html
  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Holy SH**! WOW! Great color, clarity! Just WOW!:ivar

    Great capture! Beautiful bird! Looks kind of like a love bird.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    parrot sounds good --nice catch thumb.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Thanks Ric so it is Alexandrian eek7.gif
    And thanks Bayer and Jeff :D
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  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Awais,
    Nice captures & great colors.clap.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Great colors clap.gif
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  • justMEjustME Registered Users Posts: 209 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Yes the colors are super. clap.gif
    Thanks for sharing this unusual bird it's great getting to see it.
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Nice photos Awais! thumb.gif Kind of helps having the birds come to you!
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Thanks David Harry & Glenn:D
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    What a beautiful bird. It must be great to have them around.

    Thx for sharing.
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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Nice shot Awais.

    I would never see that bird out in the trees. It's color is really a great match for the tree it's sitting in.
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    terrific photos Awais clap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 11, 2006
    Thanks all
    There is a huge tree a lot birds of different type live in it :D
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2006
    Really great captures of this colared parakeet. Only the adult male have a colar.

    Well done Awais!

    Thanks for sharing.

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