Finally some bird activity! (14 photos)

[Ross the fiddler]

Yes, there have been some birds around, but only a few & not where I could get much of or any view of them, however, these birds weren't exactly posing out in the open either.
First there was this immature male King Parrot feeding in a Pittosporum undulatum (Sweet pittosporum) tree.



Then this Little Wattlebird came to join the party.



Then I heard the Bower birds & noticed the mature male had decided to build his bower on the path in the pile of weeds waiting to be taken up to the green bin, but ........



Then I caught site of a female in a nearby tree.



She came down to check out his bower (where he seduces the willing females).



And of course he comes down to see the 'beauty' visiting his bower & then decides on which gift to pick up first.


That's it for now.
All with OM-1 & 100-400 f5-6.3 IS lens (for some looking through vegetation or wire fencing).

[MJ224]

Super set Ross, be interesting to see if he attracts a mate...:-)

[Ross the fiddler]

Thanks Mark. He'll attract several during the season. He's a 'playboy' & this is his 'play pen'.

[blackfox]

Super set of exotics ross

[Ross the fiddler]

Thank you Jeff.

[djrwhittle]

Absolutely superb images Ross. I'm jealous on 2 counts... I don't have a 100-400 lens and we don't get bower birds in my part of Scotland. I can probably correct one of those issues, not sure about the other one.

[Ross the fiddler]

Thank you. We have different birds around at different times of the year depending on what is in flower & fruiting etc but Satin Bowerbirds are here most of the time though, along with Little Wattlebirds & Red Wattlebirds.

[OM USer]

Very nice. I like the idea of introducing her to the act of hanging out the washing early in the romance.

[Ross the fiddler]

Thank you. Ha ha, I hadn't thought of it like that.

[wornish]

Excellent set.

[Ross the fiddler]

Thank you.