Red Wattlebird

Came across this fella with his female feeding their young. The red wattles get a bit longer with age and they use them to make strange clacking sounds. C&C welcome.

Trace.

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Hi Trace,
I love # 1 what a great pose, both very well exposed and good colors,
IMHO both phots are too tight I would like to see more room around the bird especially in # 1 on the left side, also not too be too picky but his tail is cut in # 2.
all in all great catch
Regards,

These are very good shots of the wattlebird, with good details in the plumage. Nice reflection in the eye in the first shot too. I agree regarding the crop being a little too tight, however very good shots, well done.

Thanks Clare and Tony. Unfortunately, I did the dreaded boo boo and reworked the original in both. I took about 80 shots in my lunch hour on the day I took these and in my haste of downloading, sorting, naming and reworking I stuffed it. Never again though, I now burn to CD immediately after deleting what I don't want.

With regard to the Wattlebird, I was pleased with the amount of yellow plumage this male had as it appeared to have more than those around home. The female has smaller wattles and limited yellow.

Trace.