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13-oct 2010 anything goes. king parrot
13-oct 2010 anything goes. king parrot
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Collection: 039 - OCT 10. ANYTHING GOES
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: at home
Date: Oct 17, 2010
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Oct 17, 2010

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 today was a very exciting day ..
there was a king parrot flying around and being very inquisitive .. they've never allowed me to get close at all and have only recently been visiting since i've been putting out birdseed ..
he was on the gutter looking over at me and so i ran and got some wild birdseed mix .. i had it in a cup and the bird seemed as if he was going to fly down onto my arm ..
he then flew away but came back when i put the seed on a small glass table near the house .. i was about 6ft from the bird when i took this photo ..
i reckon its just a matter of time before he lands on my arm ..

we also get eastern and crimson rosellas, gallahs and sulphur crested cockatoos coming since i've been putting out the seed ..

five days later ..

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 10/19/2010 10:13:30 AM
What a handsome fellow!
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 10/17/2010 11:04:14 PM
Love the eye contact and expression. Beautiful bird; I'd be over the moon if I had a wild bird this gorgeous come visit me!
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 10/17/2010 04:14:24 PM
How fun! We mostly get sparrows around here.
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 10/17/2010 04:09:55 PM
What a beautiful bright red bird! He is almost giving you a nod of understanding. Let us know when he starts to talk...
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 10/17/2010 02:42:22 PM
Fine picture of a flaming red bird. Wow, you do have some flamboyant wildlife in your back yard. I remember being astounded when I visited your wonderful country at the flocks of bright birds yelling away in the trees in Cairns.
Down at Kangaroo Island I saw the brightest blue little guy just enjoying his day. Your red fellow rivals that one for bright beauty.

okay, enough reminiscing for now...you do indeed live in The Land of OZ.
:))
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 10/17/2010 11:42:22 AM
Gorgeous!! What colours.
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 10/17/2010 11:40:57 AM
This is wonderful Roz! This is a very pretty bird. I thought that it was a senegal at first until I saw the wing colors. You are so lucky to be where there are so many wild parrots. I hope that you can get friendly with a few of them that you like. If you call, whistle, or ring a bell when you put feed out, they will quickly learn that there's food when they hear the sound. It will make it easier for you to bring them close for photos. Keeping a regular schedule for when you feed them helps too. They just know what time of day it is, esp lunch time.
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 10/17/2010 11:12:15 AM
what fantastic color and shallow dof. I especially like the little seeds lying below him. It gives a little insight into his current objective.
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 10/17/2010 10:46:42 AM
And I thought I was jealous about those cangaroos :). You have wild parrots in your back yard. On top of that, you have summer around the corner. I'm so jealous :).
It's a beautiful photo, the way he's looking at you... thank you for sharing this! (and as I'm writing this on my terrace, a huge black crow just appeared on a branch near me - and my camera is too far away :)
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 10/17/2010 09:43:24 AM
I am a real sucker for bird images. This one is wonderful; great clarity and color. I get excited about my backyard birds too.
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 10/17/2010 09:23:41 AM
What a darling little guy. Where my sister lives in South Pasadena, California, there are wild parrots. It's so cool. You look up through the skylight and you see them perched up in the tree. They are that vivid lime green. I don't think I've ever seen a red guy such as this.
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 10/17/2010 06:39:12 AM
Beautiful capture, right between the eyes ;)I love their sqweeks & colours
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