Bird of the Week Challenge: 8th December - portraits

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Wed, 10/12/2014 - 16:58

#52

Reflex

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

Samford Valley Qld.

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 17:05

#53

Chris 333

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

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 17:53

#54

Owl of Kedumba

A good ol' Eastern Whipbird

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 18:55

#55

rawshorty

White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)-2813 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)-2813 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 19:06

#56

Rick N

Brown Falcon

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 19:12

#57

rawshorty

Rick N wrote:

Brown Falcon

Looks like a juvi N Kestrel to me?

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 19:20

#58

Owl of Kedumba

Female Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 19:24

#59

rawshorty

Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)-2 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)-2 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 19:30

#60

Owl of Kedumba

Male Leaden Flycatcher

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 10:17

#61

pacman

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

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

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 20:19

#62

Reflex

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.

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 20:58

#63

Rick N

Shorty,

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 10:31

#64

Reflex

Common Bronzewing.

Samford Valley Qld.

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 10:41

#65

Devster

Female Eastern Koel

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 12:49

#66

pacman

one of my very few portraits

Peter

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 13:19

#67

WhistlingDuck

Welcome Swallow

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 13:25

#68

WhistlingDuck

Fantastic Friarbird RawShorty! - your photos capture the unique moments

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 13:30

#69

Reflex

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

Grey Butcher-bird.

Samford Valley Qld.

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 15:00

#70

Owl of Kedumba

That Friarbird looks like a dinosaur!

Laughing Kookaburra enjoying the afternoon sun

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 14:35

#71

mpb

Crested Hawk Eagle

Mark

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 15:03

#72

Reflex

Blue-Faced Honeyeater.

Samford Valley Qld.

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 15:29

#73

WhistlingDuck

Reflex wrote:

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.

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 15:35

#74

WhistlingDuck

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

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 15:47

#75

annas

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

Here's a White-necked Heron standing guard

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 16:01

#76

WhistlingDuck

Nice shot Annas - fancy cloak he is wearing!

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

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 16:13

#77

rawshorty

collared sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)-2 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]collared sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)-2 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 17:23

#78

WhistlingDuck

Another WF heron

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 17:37

#79

Chris 333

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

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

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 18:45

#80

Rick N

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.

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 19:39

#81

Reflex

Lewin's Honeyeater.

Samford Valley Qld.

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 20:49

#82

Annie W

Wow, amazing collection of shots everyone!

Female Red-capped Plover.

West Coast Tasmania

Thu, 11/12/2014 - 23:58

#83

Owl of Kedumba

What a fabulous topic!

Young Crimson Rosella.

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 01:57

#84

Devster

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

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 07:39

#85

WhistlingDuck

Bad Hair Kookaburra

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 09:56

#86

Rick N

Pied Cormorant

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 10:01

#87

Reflex

"What on earth are you doing?"

Samford Valley Qld.

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 10:50

#88

WhistlingDuck

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

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:12

#89

Chris 333

"You lookin' at me?"...

Kookaburra version of The Stare.

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:22

#90

Reflex

White-Capped Noddy.

Samford Valley Qld.

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:32

#91

rawshorty

Australasian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)-2886 by rawshorty, on Flickr">[/url]Australasian darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)-2886 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:34

#92

rawshorty

WhistlingDuck wrote:

Fantastic Friarbird RawShorty! - your photos capture the unique moments

Thanks, WD.

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:38

#93

rawshorty

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

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

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 13:48

#94

Owl of Kedumba

Male Spotted Pardalote