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1st 3 taken from my back deck this morning. Just shows you don't have to go too far to find subjects

All taken with the Sigma 180 Macro, SB800 with LSII and inverted dome using TTL/BL.

10 Points for correctly ID'ing the bird.

Mark i like your crazy dof especially the abstracts ont eh first shot
stay creative

Mark - looks like a red rumped parrot?
Psephotus haematonotus

blacknstormy wrote:Mark - looks like a red rumped parrot?
Psephotus haematonotus

Bloody Hell. I thought this might have had even you guessing for, oh, about 10 seconds. Well done and you get the 10 points. He lives in a tree next to the deck since his Houdini act. Quite likes it too.

Woo hoo - didn't think they should have been quite where you are, but they are extending their range So it was a pet huh?

Mark,

Narelle's got it in one!

Red-rumped parrot it is.

Well done, Narelle

Cheers

Michael

blacknstormy wrote:8)
Woo hoo - didn't think they should have been quite where you are, but they are extending their range So it was a pet huh?

Yep, but a reluctant one Surprisingly, hangs around the place and will quite often sit near his old cage, but won't go in. Still very timid and difficult to get a decent shot of. Takes off like a rocket if you get too close.

Finch wrote:Mark,

Narelle's got it in one!

Red-rumped parrot it is.

Well done, Narelle

Cheers

Michael

No points Michael. Rel beat you to it

the only time I saw red rumped parrots in the wild, I didnt have a camera and the pair of them knew it. I was less than 6 feet from them and they didnt care less.

supposed to live around this area, but never seen them again.

steve