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Feb 09, 2007 10:48 |  #1

Forgot i had this one, taken about 18 months ago,brightened my day up a bit anyway as its flippin miserable outside.

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Feb 09, 2007 10:51 |  #2

Wow, you have this beauty in the UK? He looks like he should be in the tropics :)


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Feb 09, 2007 10:53 |  #3

wow, what a colorful little bird!


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Feb 09, 2007 10:53 as a reply to  @ dazzlebea's post |  #4

Bea, i wish ! it was taken on safari in Kenya,pretty common there but this one was the only decent shot i got.


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Feb 09, 2007 11:57 |  #5

Lovely image. Well done Carlton.


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Feb 09, 2007 11:58 as a reply to  @ Reyno's post |  #6

Really beautiful bird!




  
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Feb 09, 2007 14:02 |  #7

Looks like he should be in Australia--they have all the prettiest birds!
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Feb 09, 2007 14:19 |  #8

Great looking bird. And a good picture of it too. :)


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Feb 09, 2007 17:15 as a reply to  @ canonloader's post |  #9

Now thats a colourful bird! Nice shot. Imagine a few of them flying around the UK:)


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Feb 09, 2007 19:53 |  #10

Great shot of a bird I have never seen a photo of even. Beautiful!


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Feb 10, 2007 07:33 |  #11

wow never saw one of those before, they could call it the rainbow bird :)


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