Very nice shot!
Birds from Queensland.
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I was not aware we could not post a Picture if we ‘Quote someone in a post’ ???
It can be done - hit the 'Quote' button, select and copy the resulting text in the message box, then use the back button to go back to the thread, and paste the text into the normal reply box. Then add the pic in the Image box as usual.
Resin
Well that worked OK. ;-)
Gorgeous!
The Colours on these Birds could be right off my Artists Palette.
Agreed Ginger! Great photos.
Here is ONE I prepared earlier. ;o)
Great artwork!
Resin
Excellent!
Not as good as nature itself. :O(
This Palm is 1 meter from my Studio Door.
And it Flowers all year round.
I think it's called a King.
Awesome work Ginger. You surely have the right subject there, love your art!!!
I got my eye on you.
Is there not a song that goes like that ???
#2.
Which one of the Birds in these last 3 Pictures do you think found some Prozac ? ;o)
The second one. Nice shots!
Definitely the second one...LOL! Love your photos and artwork Ginger!!
Me too, love your artwork and all your birds from down under, Ginger.
Beautiful art and photos!!
Just a few more close up studies.
I was so close to this Bird, you can see my camera lens reflection in his eye.
This Picture might give away what kind of Bird it is.
Great pics. Ginger! Wow!
Another unusual Bird.
Nice photos, ginger. Great details.
I think most people know the Laughing Kookaburra in the first of the four shots above, but may not know the Common Myna (or Mynah), a bird introduced from south-east Asia which poses a major threat to native species. There is a lot of information on the web about them, but this link provides some brief but pertinent information. http://www.feelsecure.com.au/myna%20bird.htm
The last bird is a Masked Lapwing, an Australian native.
We don't have the Common Myna or the Masked Lapwing in Western Australia and the Kookaburra is also an introduced species here.
Oh wow! Thanks Margaret, you just reminded me of the very same birds (Mynahs) that I saw in Hawaii on last year vacation. Ding ding (light bulbs busting), they were quite people-oriented. I meant they were not easily ran off by humans present.
If you have ever been walking along and you hear this shrill behind you.
http://birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/vanellus-miles.mp3
You know you are in deep trouble.
When you listen to this sound clip turn it up really loud.
It makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up === :+((
Have you got any shots that show the spurs on their wings, ginger?
Thank you Margaret for all your help on the ID’ing.
With spurs.
Close up.
Sitting on eggs.
Interesting birds Ginger, great shots.
Returning to eggs.
This is another nest with four eggs.
Contrary to popular belief.
Birds DO NOT REJECT eggs or young if humans touch them.
This was to show a size comparison.
This shows how well disguised they are. [nest in middle of Picture]
There are 4 Horses in this paddock and the Birds keep them away.
Quote from ginger749 :
If you have ever been walking along and you hear this shrill behind you.
http://birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/vanellus-miles.mp3
You know you are in deep trouble.
When you listen to this sound clip turn it up really loud.
It makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up === :+((
The deep trouble you'd find yourself in is from the spur on the leading edge of each wing. As you can see, these birds are ground breeders and (usually) don't take too kindly to anyone, man or beast, approaching their nest and will fly at offenders, using a wing as a weapon.
How did you manage to get so close to the nest & eggs without being attacked, Ginger?
Mother returns and puts on a show.
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