They're not common, though.


Common Bronzewing by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

[PJ1]

You brought out the colour on the wings nicely. Very nice specimen shot.

[ToddK]

That bird has some great colors. Nice capture.

[Michail_P]

The composition works great, the lines create a nice game for the eyes. The color of the bird is complimented by the background and the light is caught just right. I enjoyed the photo.

[RobG]

You brought out the colour on the wings nicely. Very nice specimen shot.

Thanks! I hadn't thought of it that way. I've been trying to get a good shot of a Bronzewing but they are shy.

That bird has some great colors. Nice capture.

Thanks Todd!

The composition works great, the lines create a nice game for the eyes. The color of the bird is complimented by the background and the light is caught just right. I enjoyed the photo.

Thank you! The only problem is the strangely busy bokeh.

[MikeMcE]

I think the bokeh makes it pop!


Hang up and DRIVE!

[automorphism]

That is a fine shot of the Common Bronzewing. I have always found it tricky to get the colours in the wing of the bird to come out right and you managed to do that.

They are common though in certain parts and unusual in others though. For example, I found one little neighbourhood near Mogg's picnic ground at the eastern start of Great Ocean Road where there were tons of them foraging in front lawns. But other parts they are much more shy. Just one of those birds I guess.

[EnglishBob]

Not very common, but certainly welcome.

[stemked]

Fantastic image!

[Prince Harbinger]

I can't say much that hasn't already been said. Well done.

[LightSpeed]

Worthy. Real worthy,

[RobG]

I think the bokeh makes it pop!

It certainly helps! It's just that I've never seen the weird repetition of background shapes like that.

That is a fine shot of the Common Bronzewing. I have always found it tricky to get the colours in the wing of the bird to come out right and you managed to do that.

They are common though in certain parts and unusual in others though. For example, I found one little neighbourhood near Mogg's picnic ground at the eastern start of Great Ocean Road where there were tons of them foraging in front lawns. But other parts they are much more shy. Just one of those birds I guess.

Thanks! The light was in just the right place. I clearly haven't spent enough time in Victoria; I've never seen more than one "Common Bronzewing" at a time. It's good to know that they are common somewhere! It's a bit like "Flock Pigeons" which I've generally seen in pairs, but once I did see a group of about ten. They were once really common in Northern NSW, before the "big scrub" was cut down.

Not very common, but certainly welcome.

True! I wish we had these instead of Indian Rock Pigeons.

Fantastic image!

Thank you!

I can't say much that hasn't already been said. Well done.

Thanks!

Worthy. Real worthy,

Thank you! I had gone to this spot looking for wild budgerigars which weren't around, but finally getting a good photo of a Bronzewing made the 200km drive worthwhile.

[K2 to K50]

Very nice shot Rob - the colours in the wings really pop!

[Sailor]

Really well done, Rob - as always! The feathers on this critter almost have a metallic sheen.

Jer

[pichaser]

Tenacity as you well know pays .