Sunday, June 14, 2009

BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKLY ~ 14 Rainbow Lorikeet, Wet and Dry

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Flowers and SkyWatch are lower down.


Raibbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus,
rainsoaked at dawn in Sydney N.S.W.



Rainbow Lorikeet photographed in Queensland. Their
habitat is extensive, halfway around the Australian coast.

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39 comments:

Jo said...

Wow, Arija. what colourful birds. Were you close to the first bird to get such a clear photo? (of the rainsoaked conditions!) Thanks for visiting my blog today. (((Hugs)))

Reader Wil said...

What a great colourful bird this rainbow lorikeet is! lovely to see him twice: wet and dry!

George said...

The first bird may be rain-soaked, but it is still unbelievably beautiful.

Hocking Hills Gardener said...

Rainbow is such an appropriate name.Such beautiful bright colors. No where to hide for this lovely bird. Amazing.

Sylvia K said...

Oh, Arija! what an incredible bird! Wow! that is colorful and you got such a terrific shot! I love it! Like Reader Wil, fun to see him wet and dry!

Have a lovely day!

Deborah Godin said...

There's always someone around with a camera ust when you get out of the shower and you headfeathers are all, like, froopy...

Unseen Rajasthan said...

Oh My this is so beautiful !! I Really loved this bird so beautiful and colorful !! I am so happy to see her..Great post..i really cant afford to miss such posts and that's why now i am your follower..:)

mick said...

I especially like the photo of the rain-soaked bird! They are always somewhere around my yard - but I am still trying to get good in-flight photos!

Carletta said...

He's beautiful!

Dina said...

Seeing these lorikeets flying free was always thrilling for me in Australia.
First time to see a wet one. Sweet!!

jabblog said...

What a stunning bird

Hildred and Charles said...

Most amazing bird to those of us in the semi-desert who never see such splendour.

I love your beautiful flowers, too.

Especially the sweet peas!

MonikaRose said...

Hello, they are a beautiful colored bird, I have them flying in for my apple tree in my backyard, I was taking shots of them from about 50cm away, they are so trusting, will have to post about that, great experience that was..thankyou for sharing..cya Have a fab day :) MonikaRose

Rambling Woods said...

Beautiful birds Arija....nothing like it here in my back yard...

Ces said...

Wow! Your kitchen on the previous post looks like a movie set of some romantic movie! I love lorikeets. I was introduced to them 3 years ago by Bird Anonymous.

Gaelyn said...

Wet looks like a bad hair day. The rainbow colors are marvelous. Great captures Arija.

uncleawang said...

What a wonderful color bird,nice shot!! & have a nice day.

Carole said...

fantastiques et merveilleux petits oiseaux.
J'aime beaucoup.
Bonne journée Arija !

vincibene said...

Was für fantastische Farben hat dieser Vogel! Ich bin ganz begeistert.

MedaM said...

What beautiful birds; so colorful! I've never seen them in private. Wonderful post!

Denise said...

Oh my, just beautiful!

Regina said...

I have a parrot pet when I was kid. These are lovely captures.

Cedar ... said...

What amazing birds!

SandyCarlson said...

These are very, very beautiful.

Bob and Cynthia Kaufman said...

Very colorful birds, Arija. I like the wet one.. seems like the colors are more enhanced. :-)

fishing guy said...

Arija: What a wonderfully colorful bird.

2sweetnsaxy said...

Beautiful photos. Aren't these the prettiest, most colorful birds? And they're fun to photograph too!
:-)

Beth Niquette said...

Their colors are stunning, the photography amazing.

storyteller said...

What magnificent photos of these colorful birds! Thanks for the suggestion to embiggen ... it was well worth the time to see the detail both wet and dry ;--)
Hugs and blessings,

Tammie Lee said...

wow wow wow and wow again. Such wonderful photos of a very colorful bird!

Ces said...

Arija, I have updated my post. You will understand why I had to do it. Thank you.

Kelly said...

...a very beautiful bird and soooo colorful. I love his name--Rainbow says it all. He is similar in color to our Painted Bunting!

Old Wom Tigley said...

It's a pleasure to see these beauties in there habitat.... the only I see any is in petshops...

Tom
My blogs show Meadow Views and Butterfly's

vnv4 said...

What gorgeous bright colors!! Nice. What you wrote about the turkey picture on my blog and them knowing it wasn't Thanksgiving was funny. :)

Esther Garvi said...

The Raibbow Lorikeet is amazing!!

Heather said...

Hi Arija. Thank you for your nice comments on my blog. These Lorikeets are beautiful. I feel sorry for the one in the first picture, all soaking wet! Happy birding!

Larry Jordan said...

Such a gorgeous bird Arija. I must say, the wet Rainbow Lorikeet seems to have spectacularly bright colors.

Janie said...

What a beautiful, colorful bird. How wonderful to have them living in the wild in your area.

Celeste said...

What an outrageously wonderful bird, can you imagine if we tried to wear that array of colours?

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