[johnc]

I made it back to the nest this weekend, and, had my friend 'early morning sun' come along with me. What a huge difference...

How superb! I still need some serious practice with this lens.

John

[vcollerp]

[noelpolar]

I quite like it as a landscape lens.

[timautin]

A few Australian birds with the K1:

[royd63uk]

Greenfinch

[aslyfox]

this peaceful scene of the flamingos at the Saint Louis Zoo got down right nasty

K 3 + HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW hand held

[dcerrati]

I quite like it as a landscape lens.

These are all beautiful images!! I especially love the three tree image. POWERFUL. Well-done

[dcerrati]

I was hoping to capture some early morning eaglet action... but I think i'm a few days early. I observed zero nest activity today, but was lucky enough to get both parents on their favorite perch branch located in a 'hole' I can shoot threw that gets perfect golden sunrise light. First shot, 150-450 with TC, second shot (later in the morning) without TC @ 450. All with K3

[royd63uk]

Magpie
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[aslyfox]

another photo of the flamingos at the Saint Louis Zoo in St. Louis Missouri

[timautin]

Again some oz birds :

Eastern whipbird:



Eastern yellow robin:



Superb fairy-wren:





Red browed finch:



Satin bowerbird:



Regent bowerbird:



Australian bush turkey:



Crimson rosella:



Australian king parrot:



Not a good picture, but the Albert's lyrebird is quite rare :



See ya'! (pademelon):

[RobG]

A few Australian birds with the K1

Nice pics! You've got a male and a female Galah (the eyes are different). Rainbow Lorikeet, Crested Pigeon, male King Parrot, Red Browed Finch, Crimson Rosella (the name Rosella apparently comes from Rose Hill in Sydney; "Rose Hillers").

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Eastern whipbird:
Eastern yellow robin:
Superb fairy-wren:
Red browed finch:
Satin bowerbird:
Regent bowerbird:
Australian bush turkey:
Crimson rosella:
Australian king parrot:
Not a good picture, but the Albert's lyrebird is quite rare :
See ya'! (pademelon):

Great shot of the Whipbird! They like to hang around in the bushes unseen. Looks like you got a male Superb Fairy-Wren in breeding plumage and another in non-breeding plumage. The male Satin Bowerbird in his bower is at least five years old. The young males look like females. The Regent Bowerbird is a young male, changing from the female's plumage to the glorious black and gold of the adult male. The turkey is a Brush Turkey. Years ago they used to call rainforest "brush", would you believe? Well done getting a photo of a Regent Bowerbird too! They are usually shy. The only place I have seen them wandering around near people is near O'Reilly's. Nice one of the Red-Necked Pademelon too. That name seems strange to us because it came from an Aboriginal dialect, originally something like "paddy-mella". I really should buy that lens...

[timautin]

Nice pics! You've got a male and a female Galah (the eyes are different). Rainbow Lorikeet, Crested Pigeon, male King Parrot, Red Browed Finch, Crimson Rosella (the name Rosella apparently comes from Rose Hill in Sydney; "Rose Hillers").

Thanks !

Great shot of the Whipbird! They like to hang around in the bushes unseen.

Yeah they are hard to shoot, always moving very fast!!

Looks like you got a male Superb Fairy-Wren in breeding plumage and another in non-breeding plumage.

Yep! I also got some females:

The male Satin Bowerbird in his bower is at least five years old.

Didn't know that, thanks! Females and youngs are also gorgeous:

The Regent Bowerbird is a young male, changing from the female's plumage to the glorious black and gold of the adult male

Well done getting a photo of a Regent Bowerbird too! They are usually shy. The only place I have seen them wandering around near people is near O'Reilly's.

Yes, there was also an adult male (it was at O'Reilly's), but he was very shy :'( .

The turkey is a Brush Turkey. Years ago they used to call rainforest "brush", would you believe?

Ah ah, yes, I can believe that: after 3 months, I still find the accent hard to understand ^^

That name seems strange to us because it came from an Aboriginal dialect, originally something like "paddy-mella"

Well in french "pas de" (we don't pronounce the "s") means "no", and melon is the same word. So to us, "pademelon" means "no melon", which is even more strange

I really should buy that lens...

You would not regret it

[RobG]

Yep! I also got some females:

Lovely!

Ah ah, yes, I can believe that: after 3 months, I still find the accent hard to understand ^^

Je suis sur.

Well in french "pas de" (we don't pronounce the "s") means "no", and melon is the same word. So to us, "pademelon" means "no melon", which is even more strange

Oui, je comprend. Pas de melon. C'est bizarre!

[aslyfox]

I want to thank you folks [ Merci beaucoup ( that is nearly all of my current knowledge of french after 4 years of HS and 1.5 of college back in the '70s ) ] for all of the useful info on the birds photographed here.

I never expect to see those birds in the wild or even in the zoos I frequent and the photos are great and the info allows me to search for further info.

please keep posting such great photos

ps. - - you will find that most Americans are very lacking in speaking/writing/understanding languages other than English and some from around the world would dispute that we know the English language at all