Thanks and yes, I have a feeder set up for the Rosellas and King Parrots, but most of the other birds like the Gang Gangs, Black Cockatoos, Wattle Birds etc feed off the trees in our yard. The ocassional Galah or Corella comes to see what the fuss is about.
Hi Ray. Wonderful shots & it's great that there's a variety of birds using the plants in your yard. You might be interested in the discussion about artificial feeding of birds. Simply type "artificial feeding" in the search box near the top of this page.
Lovely shots Ray and good variety of parrots, i only get Rainbow lorikeets, galahs in my backyard when it comes to parrots. use to get Scaley-breasted lorikeets but i havn't seen them for about 5 years in my yard
Thanks all. Having lived mostly in Melbourne for the last 30 odd years, Sparrows, Mynas and Crows were the most prolific birds on show. I had the opportunity to go any time that I wanted to the Melbourne Water, Western Treatment Plant (the largest bird sanctuary in the Southern hemisphere), but we moved before the major breeding season began. If you live in Melbourne make it a point to become a registered member.
Living where we do now, it’s a cornucopia of bird life and, coupled with my regular trips to the Victorian High Country, offers so much more than anything available in the Melbourne suburbs. The only risk now is becoming complacent.
Wow the coulors on the Rosella are so cool! Is it a crimson? And I love the pose the King Parrot is doing, was that just perfect timing or was he doing somthing?
Wow the coulors on the Rosella are so cool! Is it a crimson? And I love the pose the King Parrot is doing, was that just perfect timing or was he doing somthing?
Each year we get Rosellas with different colourations and much also has to do with the time of day and how the light affects the colours. It's kind of like nature's Photoshop with plug-ins. I don't do any overt colour manipulation when converting RAW to JPG.
The King Parrot shot was taken really close (no more than 3m), as they just adapted to our presence very quickly. We were hand feeding them without much effort, though it's something that we discourage now as they became too demanding. The Rosellas were very skittish for several years, but have now come to terms with our presence and don't fly off the moment we come on our veranda.
Much the same applies to the birds that we don't feed, and I'm always on the lookout for expressive opportunities, hence some of the 'face offs' in these photos. Because the trees are relatively dense in our backyard, there's little opportunity to get any in flight. Also, the birds mostly arrive in the evening and you're always fighting the light when trying to get something of value.
Wow thats awesome. Looks like you have some sort of feeder set up to attract them.
Thanks and yes, I have a feeder set up for the Rosellas and King Parrots, but most of the other birds like the Gang Gangs, Black Cockatoos, Wattle Birds etc feed off the trees in our yard. The ocassional Galah or Corella comes to see what the fuss is about.
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Beautiful birds and fantastic photos - thanks for posting.
Great that you have those birds visiting your property.
Hi Ray. Wonderful shots & it's great that there's a variety of birds using the plants in your yard. You might be interested in the discussion about artificial feeding of birds. Simply type "artificial feeding" in the search box near the top of this page.
Thanks all. They were just a few of what I've photographed in the last fours years. I have lots more, but I don't want to flood the forum.
The threads about feeding are somewhat long in the tooth and I'm not sure whether a grave dig is appropriate or starting another one would be worse.
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Very nice shots. I love the colouration on that first Crimson Rosella!
Lovely shots Ray and good variety of parrots, i only get Rainbow lorikeets, galahs in my backyard when it comes to parrots. use to get Scaley-breasted lorikeets but i havn't seen them for about 5 years in my yard
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Thanks all. Having lived mostly in Melbourne for the last 30 odd years, Sparrows, Mynas and Crows were the most prolific birds on show. I had the opportunity to go any time that I wanted to the Melbourne Water, Western Treatment Plant (the largest bird sanctuary in the Southern hemisphere), but we moved before the major breeding season began. If you live in Melbourne make it a point to become a registered member.
Living where we do now, it’s a cornucopia of bird life and, coupled with my regular trips to the Victorian High Country, offers so much more than anything available in the Melbourne suburbs. The only risk now is becoming complacent.
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Great shots Ray, serves as a good reminder not to overlook the commoner birds when it comes to photography
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Wow the coulors on the Rosella are so cool! Is it a crimson? And I love the pose the King Parrot is doing, was that just perfect timing or was he doing somthing?
Tegan - Melbourne Vic.
Each year we get Rosellas with different colourations and much also has to do with the time of day and how the light affects the colours. It's kind of like nature's Photoshop with plug-ins. I don't do any overt colour manipulation when converting RAW to JPG.
The King Parrot shot was taken really close (no more than 3m), as they just adapted to our presence very quickly. We were hand feeding them without much effort, though it's something that we discourage now as they became too demanding. The Rosellas were very skittish for several years, but have now come to terms with our presence and don't fly off the moment we come on our veranda.
Much the same applies to the birds that we don't feed, and I'm always on the lookout for expressive opportunities, hence some of the 'face offs' in these photos. Because the trees are relatively dense in our backyard, there's little opportunity to get any in flight. Also, the birds mostly arrive in the evening and you're always fighting the light when trying to get something of value.
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Magnificent photographs Ray, really good! I much prefer the natural perches especially the one with some cobwebs, great stuff.
Samford Valley Qld.
Thank you. And I fully agree, but sometimes the modelling agreements demand other arrangements. ;)
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