Besides seeing all the Ibis busily making their nests at Tomato Lake I also saw a few other birds , here are just a few I saw . New Holland Honeyeater having alot to sing about , a Ring-neck Parakeet female ( some-ones pet ) I would say that has escaped . Kings Park Saturday , Grey Fantail and this Red Wattlebird (thanks Shorty lovin these shots) .
Cool shots ,what is the parrot
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
yer very nice i have a not very clear one of a Mallee Ringneck
When it comes to parrots , I have only photograghed , Rainbow Lorikeets, Western Rosellas, Twenty Eights (ringnecks), Red-capped Parrots, and the Elegant Parrot. So many more to get yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Ive got 16 so far , but your right so many more to get , but we will get there
Beautiful shots Shoop! I love the grey fantail!!!!!
Just to avoid confusion, Shoop's parrot is a common aviary bird which is an Indian Ringneck... and rbtbest's photo and the "twenty-eights" are Australian Ringneck which vary into a number of sub-species and are a completely different genus... Just in case someone was confused.
Brandon (aka ihewman)
Agreed , definitely an Indian Ringneck , probably an aviary escapee although I have heard that there are a few feral populations forming .
The Australian ringneck group consists of :- Port Lincoln , Twenty Eight , Mallee & Cloncurry ringnecks.
Neil
Another reason for not keeping exotic birds in cages. We have enough pest birds interfering with our native populations without yet another wild population of exotic escapees rampaging in the Australian bush. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!
Bit harsh Woko , most of the feral's were bought in by our forebearers , not avian escapee's.
Neil
All the more reason to minimise the damage by eliminating exotic escapees I would have thought, narly. Different species have different ecological niches & we don't want our niches being filled with escapees or our forebearers' introductions.
I suppose I'm a bit biased Woko being one of those nasty bad aviculturalists that used to keep birds in captivity , both native & foreign. .
Don't get me wrong , sparrows , blackbirds & starlings are not welcome in my yard
Neil
There is a difference between introduced species and escapees... and that is: the good thing about escapees is they are exotic birds mostly from tropical areas... and of one escapes, it immediately becomes an easy meal; they are just to gregorous and brightly coloured to survive in Australia. So, escapees are not a big problem. Intro. species on the other hand are a different story... most are capable of adapting to their new "home", which are the ones we need to control.
Brandon (aka ihewman)
I'd prefer to use the precautionary principle. There are no guarantees that escapees won't become established in the wild & outcompete our native birds, especially with climate change producing all sorts of changes to the environment.
Love the Red Wattlebird, Shoop. Not sure why i get thanks though? There not my pics are they
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Ok, glad you are trying new styles.
Can't wait to see more and you should be pleased with the shot
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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I have only had my DSLR for almost one year now , had a point and shoot before that . So trying hard to understand how to use it. It is good to admire other peoples work and then try and put it into practice.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.