Hi everyone - please ignore this old post from 2013, a minor glitch from updating our login systems today :) Cheers, Monica
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Hi everyone,
In Holly's absence, I get the fun job of posting your weekly photography challenge! So, in honour of last week's United Nations World Environment Day theme all around food ("Eat, think save" - June 5th every year), let's see those photos of birds foraging or enjoying a good meal. To make it even more challenging, try and post photos of birds getting a feed from a natural source.
Looking forward to seeing your photos!
-Monica
So is the juvenile Eastern Spinebill
M-L
I have no idea why the photos came up in the wrong sequence? Also the text
. When I looked at the preview, it was still correct. Sorry. (but you know, No1 is the juv Eastern Spinebill, the others the Musk Lorikeets
, don't have enough time to re-post.Sorry)
M-L
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/
Young grey butcherbird about to enjoy a caterpiller , willie wagtail with a dragonfly and a rainbow lorikeet with it's vegetarian lunch.
An immature (2nd year) Pacific Gull having a feast.
...and a Silver Gull also having a little(?) snack
M-L
Male Superb Fairy Wren having a small feed.
And a Red Wattlebird
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/
King Parrot eating seeds in my garden. (I can almost hear Woko saying, it's not a native tree
. I know,but
it provides great shade for the dogs in summer, and lots of seeds for countless Parrots.)
M-L
The rain cleared for a little while this morning so went out to get these (not great shots)
Male Superb Fairy Wren eating a cricket
And a White Faced Heron eating an earth worm
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/
Sacred Kingfisher with mouse. Rottnest Island W.A.
now for a closer look !
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
This girl (Superb Fairy Wren), is enjoying a yummy fly.
M-L
Kookaburra with blue bug (one of my first photos, taken 2011. By golly, I hope my photography has improved
?)
M-L
Whistling Kite having a feed
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/
Haha Shorty, he has cleaned that bone, there is hardly any meat left on it, can't even tell what it was
Great shots.
M-L
a couple of birds enjoying a meal cheers Diane -Canberra
A couple of photos --
- Rainbow Lorikeet feeding. (bit of tongue action) - There was also a Little Friarbird, but the loris chased him away. :(
- Pied Currawong with his catch.
- Two butcherbirds jealously guarding their bit of roast they nabbed from somewhere. (this was in a park) The look on their faces is priceless!
Last two from earlier this year. The local RACQ has a Pecan tree, which the cockatoos and corellas love feasting on. Rather than going and getting his/her own, the one on the left decided it was easier to steal someone else's. (little corellas)