Hi everyone
Today I tried to get some good shots of our parrots. The eastern rosellas were in and out of the yard all day - I hope that means they are going to nest. They don't usually go to the feeder but eat the seeds from the pink surprise grevillea.
Eastern rosella
Long-billed corellas
Galahs
As always the pics from your back yard never cease to amaze me, top stuff Birdgirl.
The soft lighting on the Galahs gives them such a nice softness and tone. Well done. I like the one of the Juvenile the best, but they are all very nice.
They certainly have 'long bills'
We have a pair of Galahs here that regularly check the seed bowl to see if I have left them anything.
I generally feed mine once a week, and between the 28's galahs and magpies it generally doesnt last too long.
The splendid fairy wrens here are also regulars to the seed bowl, but I am not sure whether they are eating the small seed, or any insects that are in the seed.
Tassie - The backyard is a great place to practice. It's cheating to have them come to the feeder, but allows me to look at different lighting and get the close ups I love.
Gelmir - I am not a morning person at all, so have been taking photos using the afternoon light. It gives the galah pink a rich look and makes the corellas look a bit golden. These were taken at about 6:30 pm. I love seeing the small details like the individual feathers in the crests or body, and the lines in the blue around the corella's eyes.
Daggert - We feed at irregular times, sometimes with long gaps between, so they don't become dependent on us. But if we do put seed out, they are often there in less than a minute, so I think we are on their flight path. Have you got any wren photos? I find they won't let me near enough to get a good photo.
Here are some more from the same day
Birdgirl, I posted some more wrens in the 'some of mine' thread