Lorikeet couple -too much colour for 56k dialups

[Carzee]

Nesting squawking Lorikeets around the trees in a Coffs Harbour carpark (Friday's trip)


http://i.pbase.com/v3/58/572458/3/48629808.lorikeet_couple_nesting_04_1000w.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/v3/58/572458/1/48629806.lorikeet_couple_nesting_02_1200h.jpg

[Carzee]

Things civilisation has got from Lorikeets-
Safety colours - fluro orange and green clothing.
Cats-eye reflectors on the sides of the highways and roads.
:)

[Jim_T]

Don't forget neon lights... I think whoever invented the colored neon tube must have been familiar with those birds.. :)

Good shots.

[Beeclose]

True colours for a" BLUEY", some I have seen on POTN lately were to the extreem. they might have been bred to bring out the darker colours . I have been waiting for the wattle flowers to return to the trees in back yard to get some shots myself. EW.

[sparker1]

Beautiful shots of beautiful birds.

[JakeC]

Nice shots Carzee, did you process the second image in RSE by any chance? Looks to have a touch too much fill light or was the original shot with flash?

Nice and sharp though!

[Carzee]

Here's the RSE panel; "Tourist Guy" Pop-Up Flash used, no fill.
The green goes a tad fluro with flash - i like it.

My small bird gallery - http://www.pbase.com/pixelparker/birds05

[Carzee]

Here's another shot with flash.
http://i.pbase.com/v3/58/572458/2/48629805.lorikeet_couple_nesting_01_1200w.jpg

[Paul A]

Amazing, and yet they virtually disappear in vegetation, nice shots.