The Superb Parrot is a threatened species. They are relatively common around Canberra and my house is close to a breeding area so I often hear them flying over but I've never managed a decent shot of a male before. Recently there was a group of 100+ feeding on a newly spray seeded building site less than 500 metres from my front door, of course I couldn't get there at the right time and it looked like I missed out. I got lucky with a small group a few days later when I was on my way to the shops, a quick dash back home for the camera paid off.
I started of cautiously so I didn't spook them
but I slowly managed to creep to within 10-15 metres
big crop
All shot with the K3 and DFA 150-450, wide open at 1600 ISO