Monday, January 26, 2009

BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKLY ~ 11 King Parrot

Please enlarge for a better look.



King Parrot, Alisterus scapularis in the Victorian Alps



These are male King Parrots, I am sorry I could
not manage to get a female as well.



It is quite a large parrot, these two shots were outside
a reataurant so they were quite fearless.



The green plumage is much brighter than it appears
in these shots.
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21 comments:

  1. SharonJanuary 26, 2009 at 4:01 AM

    BEAUTIFUL birds!!!

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  2. Reader WilJanuary 26, 2009 at 4:14 AM

    What a beauty! I thought that with parrots male and female had the same colouring. At least I saw it on National Geographic.I might be wrong though. That was interesting for they stick together to their own race.

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  3. ArijaJanuary 26, 2009 at 4:27 AM

    Wil,
    I can only think of one Australian parrot off hand where the male and female are the same colouring and that is the Crimson Rosella.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 4:37 AM

    These are perfect shots! Love them. Love the color of these handsome birds.

    Paz

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  5. VickieJanuary 26, 2009 at 5:02 AM

    Beautiful, colorful bird!

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  6. Cedar ...January 26, 2009 at 6:39 AM

    That closeup is an amazing shot! What vibrant color,.. I'd love to see one.

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  7. Ces AdorioJanuary 26, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    Holy cow! These are beautiful birds!

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  8. Richard LawryJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    Amazingly beautiful birds. I have never even seen a picture of one before. thanks

    An Arkie's Musings

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  9. The Weaver of GrassJanuary 26, 2009 at 7:34 AM

    I have just done a bird count for the RSPB - how I wish I could have had that beautiful thing in my garden!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 8:08 AM

    What beautiful birds coloured in red and black. Such beauties we can here only see in the zoo.
    Liebe Grüsse
    Elfe

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  11. Ruth's Photo BlogJanuary 26, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    Those are beautiful birds,not seen anywhere near here.
    Blessings,Ruth

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  12. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the GardensJanuary 26, 2009 at 1:49 PM

    I love the King Parrots, they also bring their young ones into the garden. Are very keen on the vegetable gardeners tomatoes!

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  13. Susie of ArabiaJanuary 26, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    That red color is unbelievably gorgeous. Nice photos!

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  14. LeoraJanuary 26, 2009 at 6:23 PM

    What a bright bird! And the backgrounds are lovely on the top two photos, too.

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  15. Gwen BuchananJanuary 26, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    So beautiful Arija... I can hardly imagine parrots flying wild.. Must be such a sight ....

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  16. Brad MyersJanuary 27, 2009 at 4:32 AM

    So these Parrots fly wild their? What a beautiful bird to photograph.

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  17. ninjaJanuary 27, 2009 at 4:28 PM

    They look so magnificent!!!!

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  18. CelesteJanuary 27, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    Stunning! What beautiful birds.

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  19. TedJanuary 27, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    I wonder why birds where you are are so much more colourful?

    I have never seen such contrast or beauty. If I didn't know it was use posting these I would suspect they were altered in photoshop.

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  20. BTJanuary 28, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    What an utter beauty that male parrot is. I would love to have one visit my garden but the poor thing would freeze to death - or drown!

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  21. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪February 24, 2009 at 2:12 AM

    thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you will be able to come and visit NZ. You are only in South Australia, which is just across the ditch.

    I hope you hav efully recovered. Your photos are very beautiful. I like the ones of tall trees and am amzed how tall they have grown.

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