could someone please ID these birds?

I was at the zoo (canberra Australia) and these guys were buzzing around in the trees, (wild) so I thought I'd have a go at trying to photograph them.

They are feisty little buggers! I assume they are a couple of the same?

I am fairly happy with the shots as such, I would have liked the male to be a bit sharper, and not have half his head in the shade, but they just didn't stop bouncing from branch to branch!

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Sorry, I can't help tie down what kind of finch they are.

But here's a tip for you. At zoos, you'll normally find identification charts with photos of the birds, what their names are, habitat, etc. When I remember to, I normally take shots of the charts so that I can go back and identify the birds/animals in my photos.

Finches are always a challenge as they just don't seem to stop moving.

Your first bird is a Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii) the second is a Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)...cute aren't they?

I would have taken a shot of the label Pete, but they weren't zoo residents, hence no label. They were visitors.... or at least uncaged residents

Thanks darksome. ah, so they are different.
Yes, they are good looking birds. That's what attracted me to trying to shoot them. I was waiting for some monkey to come out and do something worth shooting, and I saw these things flying around. So I forgot about the monkey!

Cute little guys. For wild birds, if they showed up here, they would be a sensation and probably make the national news.

pixelbasher wrote in post #7696328
I would have taken a shot of the label Pete, but they weren't zoo residents, hence no label. They were visitors.... or at least uncaged residents

Gah. Must be a nice to live in a country where the birds aren't all boring looking..

I know what you mean, we seem to have an abundance of erm..... any colour so long as it's brownish

I'll have to get out and take some more then! We don't have those guys where I live, not that I have seen anyway. the zoo was down south a few hours, but we have all the usual parrots, lorrikeets, ocean birds etc. Looks like I might have another use for the 100-400. I haven't really taken photos of birds before.

Yes, I noticed even the pelicans around the forums are brown! I never knew they came in that colour

Beautiful little birds!

first one is the double-barred finch
second bird is the red-browed finch

beautiful birds... lovely shots of them also

wow, that's 2 old threads of mine dragged back from the dead in 2 days!

the top is a zebra or commonly known as a double bar finch

but am unsure of the second one

also great shots

Great shots of beautiful birds

Great shots.