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photobitz
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 12:27
One of my favourites. This is the male of the species in breeding colours. The female is brown with red beak and red stripe through the eye. They have lots of energy and don't sit still for very long.

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ajosteve
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 12:32
Wow...that's a beauty!! Love the colors and sharpness..I've always wanted to go back to Australia...would love to see one of these....steve
canonloader
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 17:12
It's just hard to imagine there is a bird that looks like this. Beautiful bird and shot. :)
racketman
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 17:19
flash little fellow, like the composition and background.
joayne
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 18:41
Ooooooooo, that is one lovely bird! Well Done
TPavlik
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 19:25
Awesome bird - awesome shot.
ngannet
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 19:26
Amazing shot of one of the most beautiful of all birds!
IraRunyan
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 21:51
One beautiful bird.
aladyforty
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 21:59
I do love these little guys and have yet to get a good shot of one, this is beautiful
GRP159
28th of October 2007 (Sun), 06:35
Well done Dan. That really shows him off.
dpastern
28th of October 2007 (Sun), 21:38
That's a very nice shot Dan :) Can you send a few up my way please!

Dave
photobitz
29th of October 2007 (Mon), 19:13
Thanks guys ;)

They seem to be pretty common round here, but getting a shot of one is the hard part. They don't mind people but they're always bouncing around and rarely sit still. My parents always used to get these little guys in their garden but lately the bigger noisier birds have taken over the territory.
DaleP
29th of October 2007 (Mon), 20:40
Top shot Dan. Although I have to ask, why do the breast feathers look so out of focus?
photobitz
29th of October 2007 (Mon), 22:35
Top shot Dan. Although I have to ask, why do the breast feathers look so out of focus?

I.... ummmm... don't know. I'll check the original. Might be something to do with resizing it...
photobitz
30th of October 2007 (Tue), 08:05
Here's what I started with, so it's pretty good considering. As you can see, I fudged out the twig and vine in the foreground. I think the fuzzyness in the breast is an effect of that twig being there. I was shooting at f/6.3 so I guess it's possible. If not that, then I guess it was just movement....

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StarDog
30th of October 2007 (Tue), 08:08
Dan, That is good considering the crop! Bob
photobitz
30th of October 2007 (Tue), 08:36
Dan, That is good considering the crop! Bob

Thanks! I'll put that down to my Sigma ;)
PaQ_16
30th of October 2007 (Tue), 11:19
beautiful bird, love the colors.
Sindri Skulason
30th of October 2007 (Tue), 13:38
Beautiful shot. :-)