Bird of the Week Challenge: 8th December - portraits

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Reflex
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Wonga Pigeon. (I always go to put a "D'' in pigeon for some reason).

Samford Valley Qld.

Chris 333
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The Peekaboo Cockatoo look....  Red Tailed Black Cocky.  

Owl of Kedumba
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A good ol' Eastern Whipbird

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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Rick N
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Brown Falcon

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Rick N wrote:

Brown Falcon

Looks like a juvi N Kestrel to me?

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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Owl of Kedumba
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 Female Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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Owl of Kedumba
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Male Leaden Flycatcher

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Capricorn Silvereye. Just a thought but does this count as a different species to the mainland bird?

no, it is a sub-species

edited 11/12/14

I should have said so named as this sub-species (chlorocephalus) is found on the Capricorn and Bunker Group of Islands off the CQ coast - Gladstone-Bundaberg

This is the ssp that started my 'I'll also list ssp obsession' - I went to Lady Musgrave Island, saw the silvereye, didn't take a pic because it was just another silvereye and that evening read my field guide and ........................

Peter

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pacman wrote:
Reflex wrote:

Capricorn Silvereye. Just a thought but does this count as a different species to the mainland bird?

no, it is a sub-species

 Thanks Peter. Love your Norfolk Island photos....

Samford Valley Qld.

Rick N
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Shorty,

Reflex
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Common Bronzewing.

Samford Valley Qld.

Devster
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Female Eastern Koel

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one of my very few portraits

Peter

WhistlingDuck

Welcome Swallow

WhistlingDuck

Fantastic Friarbird RawShorty! - your photos capture the unique moments

Reflex
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WD You must have been up close to the Welcome Swallow? Some great detail in that shot.

Grey Butcher-bird.

Samford Valley Qld.

Owl of Kedumba
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That Friarbird looks like a dinosaur! 

Laughing Kookaburra enjoying the afternoon sun

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Crested Hawk Eagle

Mark

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Blue-Faced Honeyeater.

Samford Valley Qld.

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WD You must have been up close to the Welcome Swallow? Some great detail in that shot.

Thanks Reflex .... only a couple of metres away, was in a spot where birds are quite used to people and he had been busy preening himself so I could sneak closer!

That's a beauty from you of the BF honey-eater.

WhistlingDuck

WF Heron .... This always looks to me like a guy leaning on a wall with his hands in his pockets!

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He does look like he has his hands in his pockets WD

Here's a White-necked Heron standing guard

WhistlingDuck

Nice shot Annas - fancy cloak he is wearing!

Herons are good for dramatic poses .... another WF heron

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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WhistlingDuck

Another WF heron

Chris 333
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Goodness, what a popular subject. Wonderful range of photos.

Red capped parrot. Local to us here in the SW of WA.

Rick N
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What an amazing series of contributions. Keep them coming!!

Shorty, your shot of the Sparrowhawk typifies to me the Stare or Glare

difference often quoted in separating Brown Goshawk from Collared Sparrowhawk.

Reflex
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Lewin's Honeyeater.

Samford Valley Qld.

Annie W
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Wow, amazing collection of shots everyone!

Female Red-capped Plover.

West Coast Tasmania

Owl of Kedumba
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What a fabulous topic!

Young Crimson Rosella.

Devster
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Not my best pic but still fairly happy with it.

Classic example of not having a high enough aperature on a full frame shot.

Cygnet

WhistlingDuck

Bad Hair Kookaburra

Rick N
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Pied Cormorant

Reflex
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"What on earth are you doing?"

 

Samford Valley Qld.

WhistlingDuck

Little pied cormorant .... I find them pretty amenable to having their photo taken

Chris 333
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"You lookin' at me?"...

Kookaburra version of The Stare.

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White-Capped Noddy.

Samford Valley Qld.

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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WhistlingDuck wrote:

Fantastic Friarbird RawShorty! - your photos capture the unique moments

Thanks, WD.

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/ 

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Rick N wrote:

What an amazing series of contributions. Keep them coming!!

Shorty, your shot of the Sparrowhawk typifies to me the Stare or Glare

difference often quoted in separating Brown Goshawk from Collared Sparrowhawk.

Yes it does show the stare well, i just wished he would have given me the stare but he just kept looking at my friend next to me.

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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Owl of Kedumba
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Male Spotted Pardalote

Reflex
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Australian White Ibis.

Samford Valley Qld.

WhistlingDuck

Same again! Snap!

WhistlingDuck

Really enjoying all the great photos from everyone! Keep them coming!

That's a very menancing stare from your Kookaburra Chris!

annas
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A Splendid Fairy-wren striking a pose. 

Annie W
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A good old Galah.

West Coast Tasmania

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local osprey pair -now used to me climbing along the cliffs - happy to sit for a portrait. Very majestic birds.

mike

WhistlingDuck

A magpie

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