Lorikeets and honeyeaters from the roof

Giphsub

A few more shots to follow the Rainbow Lorikeet shot I posted a few days ago. All taken from our roof which gets me to eye-level with the umbrella tree. Comments welcome.

#1 Singing Honeyeater


#2 New Holland Honeyeater


#3 Singing Honeyeater


#4 Red Wattlebird


#5 Rainbow Lorikeets


#6 Rainbow Lorikeets (in fading light)


#7 Australian Hobby (tight crop). This is a small relative of the Peregrine Falcon. It didn't get close enough for a good shot, but sent all the other birds scrambling. I saw it knock a small bird out of the air and munch on it as it flew. I didn't know there were any here so it was nice surprise!


#8 Rainbow Lorikeet

Ric Grupe

Very good shots for a roofer.

That last one is extra nice.

dbaker1221

really nice. I love em!:ivar

Maestro

Are all birds colorful in Australia or have some sort of strange body part like a wattle? Seriously nice images. Numbers 2, 4 and the last one are my favs.

PrescottPhotog

Giphsub wrote:

A few more shots to follow the Rainbow Lorikeet shot I posted a few days ago. All taken from our roof which gets me to eye-level with the umbrella tree. Comments welcome.

Wow, what interesting birds, beautiful too. I've seen Peregrine Falcons knock birds of the sky and catch them before they hit the water, it was pretty incredible. From what I read they use the rear talon (which is much longer than normal) to hook them or spike them.. the rest is history. Excellent captures..

Harryb

Excellent set, especially #2.

Giphsub

Ric Grupe wrote:

Very good shots for a roofer.

That last one is extra nice.

Thanks Ric. I need to build a perch for myself up there!

Giphsub

dbaker1221 wrote:

really nice. I love em!:ivar

Cheers Dave! Much appreciated.

Giphsub

Maestro wrote:

Are all birds colorful in Australia or have some sort of strange body part like a wattle? Seriously nice images. Numbers 2, 4 and the last one are my favs.

Cheers Stephen! You realize a wattle is a type of tree right? Hehehe. There are many colourful birds here, and luckily they love that tree

dlplumer

Wow! I love these Mike

Giphsub

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Wow, what interesting birds, beautiful too. I've seen Peregrine Falcons knock birds of the sky and catch them before they hit the water, it was pretty incredible. From what I read they use the rear talon (which is much longer than normal) to hook them or spike them.. the rest is history. Excellent captures..

Thanks Chris The variety of birds here is pretty cool. I'm gonna try and get some good galah shots sometime soon, but I'm going to have to go searching for those. They don't come into our trees. I had never seen a raptor knock another bird out of the air before, so was quite surprised. I knew it happens, but had never seen it.

SKM

Wow what a grat variety of colouful birds Mike and you only had to climb on the roof

Regards

Stan

Giphsub

Harryb wrote:

Excellent set, especially #2.

Thanks Harry Those new holland honey eaters always look blurred because of the way their black and white feathers are, even when the rest of the bird is in sharp focus.

Giphsub

dlplumer wrote:

Wow! I love these Mike

Thanks Dan! Much appreciated.

Giphsub

SKM wrote:

Wow what a grat variety of colouful birds Mike and you only had to climb on the roof

Regards

Stan

Thanks Stan. Yeah only as hard as moving the ladder into place

Maestro

Giphsub wrote:

Cheers Stephen! You realize a wattle is a type of tree right? Hehehe. There are many colourful birds here, and luckily they love that tree

Trees have wattles? Oh good Lord Australia is wierd!

jwear

have not seen one of these --nicely done

Giphsub

Maestro wrote:

Trees have wattles? Oh good Lord Australia is wierd!

Well the tree itself actually Otherwise known as the Acacia.