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Play nicely, children!

Share your toys! by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

**ToddK** · 05-16-2021, 05:59 AM

Another terrific shot!

Dennis Forster · 05-16-2021, 06:47 AM

Very cute!

Staubach · 05-16-2021, 09:18 AM

Nice shot

**MikeNArk** · 05-16-2021, 10:22 AM

But don't eat. Plastic is everywhere. Nice shot.

5ks · 05-16-2021, 11:32 AM

Very nice and cute, and plastic waste being one of the topics of today. Focal lenght, 450 mm? Excellent quality.

**PJ1** · 05-16-2021, 03:06 PM

Nice shot. Corellas are intelligent birds. If only we could train them to put plastic in the bins.

**othar** · 05-16-2021, 03:09 PM

So sad and still cute, nicely captured

RobG · 05-16-2021, 07:04 PM

Originally posted by ToddK

Another terrific shot!

Thanks Todd!

Originally posted by Dennis Forster

Very cute!

Yes, they are - until they start dismantling TV antennas.

Originally posted by Staubach

Nice shot

Thanks!

Originally posted by MikeNArk

But don't eat. Plastic is everywhere. Nice shot.

Yes, I'm very disappointed by the amount of plastic in the lake.

Originally posted by 5ks

Very nice and cute, and plastic waste being one of the topics of today. Focal length, 450 mm? Excellent quality.

Thanks! Yes, it is at full zoom. Oddly, the EXIF on Flickr says 695mm 35 equivalent and it should be 675.

Originally posted by PJ1

Nice shot. Corellas are intelligent birds. If only we could train them to put plastic in the bins.

Someone was training birds to collect bottle caps for a reward. Maybe we could train Corellas to collect garbage for a reward?

Originally posted by othar

So sad and still cute, nicely captured

Thanks! Yes, it's sad that there's so much plastic around.

**carlb** · 05-16-2021, 08:21 PM

What concerns me most about that shot is that it looks like a circular piece of plastic so if a bird with a straight beak accidentally gets it stuck on its beak then it will slowly starve to death

We humans really don't deserve this planet after the way we've treated it.

RobG · 05-16-2021, 09:56 PM

Originally posted by carlb

What concerns me most about that shot is that it looks like a circular piece of plastic so if a bird with a straight beak accidentally gets it stuck on its beak then it will slowly starve to death

Actually it's a bottle cap for something like Cocacola which has faded from red to pink, so no risk. The ring that was below the cap on the bottle is another story if someone threw the whole lot in the lake.

Quote:

We humans really don't deserve this planet after the way we've treated it.

Some humans, absolutely.

Hopefully a majority of us still respect the planet.

**K2 to K50** · 05-17-2021, 05:16 PM

Nice capture encapsulating the curiosity and playfulness of these birds.

But yes, the way some people just dump their rubbish anywhere is very sad. We humans have a long way to go in understanding the effects of our actions - but being part of the food chain ourselves, it is going to come back and bite us in the end.

RobG · 05-17-2021, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

Nice capture encapsulating the curiosity and playfulness of these birds.

Thanks!

Quote:

But yes, the way some people just dump their rubbish anywhere is very sad. We humans have a long way to go in understanding the effects of our actions - but being part of the food chain ourselves, it is going to come back and bite us in the end.

You're very right. The amount of plastics being ingested by sea creatures is increasing (and killing them) we are probably already eating food contaminated with plastics.

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05-16-2021, 05:59 AM	#2
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,532	Another terrific shot!

05-16-2021, 06:47 AM	#3
Dennis Forster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cape Town Posts: 244	Very cute!

05-16-2021, 09:18 AM	#4
Staubach Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 401	Nice shot

05-16-2021, 10:22 AM	#5
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,105	But don't eat. Plastic is everywhere. Nice shot.

05-16-2021, 11:32 AM	#6
5ks Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 681	Very nice and cute, and plastic waste being one of the topics of today. Focal lenght, 450 mm? Excellent quality.

05-16-2021, 03:06 PM	#7
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	Nice shot. Corellas are intelligent birds. If only we could train them to put plastic in the bins.

05-16-2021, 03:09 PM	#8
othar Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Linz Photos: Albums Posts: 3,098	So sad and still cute, nicely captured

05-16-2021, 07:04 PM	#9
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,888 Original Poster	Originally posted by ToddK Another terrific shot! Thanks Todd! Originally posted by Dennis Forster Very cute! Yes, they are - until they start dismantling TV antennas. Originally posted by Staubach Nice shot Thanks! Originally posted by MikeNArk But don't eat. Plastic is everywhere. Nice shot. Yes, I'm very disappointed by the amount of plastic in the lake. Originally posted by 5ks Very nice and cute, and plastic waste being one of the topics of today. Focal length, 450 mm? Excellent quality. Thanks! Yes, it is at full zoom. Oddly, the EXIF on Flickr says 695mm 35 equivalent and it should be 675. Originally posted by PJ1 Nice shot. Corellas are intelligent birds. If only we could train them to put plastic in the bins. Someone was training birds to collect bottle caps for a reward. Maybe we could train Corellas to collect garbage for a reward? Originally posted by othar So sad and still cute, nicely captured Thanks! Yes, it's sad that there's so much plastic around.

05-16-2021, 08:21 PM	#10
carlb Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,162	What concerns me most about that shot is that it looks like a circular piece of plastic so if a bird with a straight beak accidentally gets it stuck on its beak then it will slowly starve to death We humans really don't deserve this planet after the way we've treated it.

05-16-2021, 09:56 PM	#11
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,888 Original Poster	Originally posted by carlb What concerns me most about that shot is that it looks like a circular piece of plastic so if a bird with a straight beak accidentally gets it stuck on its beak then it will slowly starve to death Actually it's a bottle cap for something like Cocacola which has faded from red to pink, so no risk. The ring that was below the cap on the bottle is another story if someone threw the whole lot in the lake. Quote: We humans really don't deserve this planet after the way we've treated it. Some humans, absolutely. Hopefully a majority of us still respect the planet.

05-17-2021, 05:16 PM	#12
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,793	Nice capture encapsulating the curiosity and playfulness of these birds. But yes, the way some people just dump their rubbish anywhere is very sad. We humans have a long way to go in understanding the effects of our actions - but being part of the food chain ourselves, it is going to come back and bite us in the end.

05-17-2021, 07:33 PM	#13
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,888 Original Poster	Originally posted by K2 to K50 Nice capture encapsulating the curiosity and playfulness of these birds. Thanks! Quote: But yes, the way some people just dump their rubbish anywhere is very sad. We humans have a long way to go in understanding the effects of our actions - but being part of the food chain ourselves, it is going to come back and bite us in the end. You're very right. The amount of plastics being ingested by sea creatures is increasing (and killing them) we are probably already eating food contaminated with plastics.