Nature Birds in my tree

Birds in my tree · **2 Likes**

As Autumn comes to Canberra, local birdlife (Gang gangs, White Cockatoos and King Parrots) feast on the juicy seeds of my tree.

The Sigma 70-300mm lens matched my K-3 capturing both the colors and their expressions.

**WPRESTO** · 02-19-2016, 06:51 AM - **1 Like**

Nice group. In general, the most intelligent* of birds, but if ever you'd seen an analysis of the lever mechanism that operates their beaks, you'd never let one feed from your fingers. It is not a simple hinge such as our jaws. It's more like the compound system of a bolt-cutter.

*There's no uniform definition of what constitutes "intelligence" in an animal, much less an agreed-upon procedure to quantify that parameter.

slowpez · 02-19-2016, 10:51 AM

Quite a colorful collection of birds in your tree.

charliezap · 02-19-2016, 01:45 PM

Nicely captured John--Very colorful.---Charliezap

Tom Gotzy · 02-19-2016, 03:39 PM

It must be a sight to see such exotic birds in your backyard... awesome photos!

RobG · 02-21-2016, 02:41 AM

Nice shots! I haven't seen a Gang-gang in a while. At the moment, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and King Parrots are very noisy in Canberra. I hope to get a good photo of a Gang-gang one day!

**Cee Cee** · 02-21-2016, 06:03 PM

well captured, what a bonus to have them in your yard,

FantasticMrFox · 02-22-2016, 05:23 AM

Ah, we had tons of these fellas on ANU campus. Could be really annoying early in the morning when they made a lot of noise

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02-19-2016, 06:51 AM - 1 Like	#2
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Nice group. In general, the most intelligent* of birds, but if ever you'd seen an analysis of the lever mechanism that operates their beaks, you'd never let one feed from your fingers. It is not a simple hinge such as our jaws. It's more like the compound system of a bolt-cutter. There's no uniform definition of what constitutes "intelligence" in an animal, much less an agreed-upon procedure to quantify that parameter. Last edited by WPRESTO; 02-19-2016 at 04:15 PM.*

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RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Nice shots! I haven't seen a Gang-gang in a while. At the moment, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and King Parrots are very noisy in Canberra. I hope to get a good photo of a Gang-gang one day!

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Cee Cee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Glenroy, Melbourne Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,441	well captured, what a bonus to have them in your yard,

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FantasticMrFox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Munich Posts: 2,339	Ah, we had tons of these fellas on ANU campus. Could be really annoying early in the morning when they made a lot of noise