Should of stayed home......

bigpix

Went out to get some bird pixs but there were not a lot about...... arrived home and found a flock of these having afternoon tea on the new grass shoots of my front lawn...... easy pickings..... this image has had about a 50% crop as the birds were about 10-12 meters away

D2Xs, Bigma hand held, 320th@f7.1, AP, 800iso

bfjr

Good catch, great colors on that birdie

Like to see one in Flight

bigpix

bfjr wrote:

Good catch, great colors on that birdie

Like to see one in Flight

These small birds are rosella's, they travel in groups and are very very quick....... here is some more info: http://birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=50

getting one in flight will be a mission but I will try, just hope it is not a butt shot:D

Skippy

bigpix wrote:

Went out to get some bird pixs but there were not a lot about...... arrived home and found a flock of these having afternoon tea on the new grass shoots of my front lawn...... easy pickings..... this image has had about a 50% crop as the birds were about 10-12 meters away

D2Xs, Bigma hand held, 320th@f7.1, AP, 800iso

Rosella's are so pretty, I could hear them on the neighbours roof today,
complaining because I was cutting the fruit trees back in the yard,
and I'd put the bird seed out, but they were too scared to come and get it because I was too close to the food.

They have such a distinct chatter, and I know when they are in the yard,
because I can hear them talking to each other.

They were very pleased when I'd finished my yard duties and gone inside the house

Thanks for sharing .... Skippy
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ShepsMom

Well, if you stayed home, we would have not enjoyed your pics. Does this bird belong to a parrot family?

Harryb

That's how it works out at times. On more than one occasion I've passed more subjects than I eventually found at my shooting location. Nice catch

bigpix

ShepsMom wrote:

Well, if you stayed home, we would have not enjoyed your pics. Does this bird belong to a parrot family?

Yes the parrot family http://birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=50

and thanks Harry....... but after the big storms we have had, the feeding area's have changed, as locked lakes have drained and are now open to the sea and have become tidal again, till they lock up again, should bring a change of birds...... I hope

Dick on Aruba

Nice one, well done!

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.