Birds, Insects, Garden, Animals..... have all interested me for as long as I can remember. We had house sparrows creating nuisance inside homes with their noise and nests. Crows were almost living with us, but outside! Eagles and Kites have coasted high in the sky, and we have always looked up to them, bending our necks back. I remember when my grandmother saw a Kite [with its white head] flying above, she would ask us to hide our fingernails! LOL [I say LOL now, because I did not know then, that it was a real grandmother's thingie]. Peacocks were seen in Zoos. But I was able to see them in its natural bounty in the cities of Pune and Karaikudi during my cricket tours. [No cameras then]. There was a cousin who fell sick for a month when their pet parrot that lived many years with them died one day. The noise of the Parakeets around dusk [though rare in our area, but their homes in certain trees esp. in the market area as I can remember] have fascinated me. The first notes from the Koels early in the morning enchanted us [even now often, during the season when it sings]. So let's begin here with the Rose ringed parakeets feeding on seedpods of Caesalpinia. Picture from the balcony room window from as close as 15 ft. or so, but peeping through the curtain gap.
DAILY PICS VOL. 26
Twweeet Tweet.... was a common sound that we heard as young boys, but never saw the birds except in zoos and caged by some bird-lovers. I've been now watching those tailor birds and sun birds now in my own garden. A Hoopoe was a common visitor with its brown, black and white colours, crested head and pointed long beak. Now it has become extinct from our area - or so I believe.
I also am thankful to all the people here that have helped me in my Bird-watching excercise and put some fuel into the enthusiasm-fire. I can now name a few birds [and insects and of course some plants].
Here is a tailor bird looking for some customer.......... oops........... what! No sewing machine!
Wow Dinu... How beautiful! Ya don't see many of those in Gwinnett County, Ga., either, Pelle!
While the bird in your picture is indeed part of the parakeet family it is commonly called a ring-necked parrot. This ring in your picture indicates the bird is a male. The female's ring is barely visable. In my area threse birds are sold in pet shops to be used as pets. I have a breeding paid.
I just can't imagine looking out my window and seeing them like I look out my window and see cardinals and so forth. Just breathtaking!
Beautiful pics Dinu!!
Thanks so much for starting the new thread. Great job!! Pelle :-)
Oh my gosh he's beautiful!
How exciting to see birds in action that are not from our place on the planet! Thank you, thank you for posting.
Nice NHs!
I like the idea of the hanging dish!
They are kind of nice, can be used for seed or water (does not hold a lot of water so has to be filled a few times a day. :-)
This one will have to be replaced next year; its on its last legs.
Beautiful shot!
Yes its a beautiful shot! You must have been happy about it.
Thanks for posting it Al !
Do you know what type it is?
I was thinking maybe immature Broad-winged Hawk or (lol) a
Red-tailed Hawk, light form, juvenile.
Probably the latter he looks big. :-)
Debilu..nice red-breasted. I wish we got those here.
Great shot debilu; aren't they funny?
Yes, Pelle, they are, and fast too! It took about 2 weeks for me to get a close up.
Nice to see you here Dinu, I love the pic of the purple-rumped sunbird! I can see why you kept it, the bird seems to mimick the leaf shape and colour.
Luck for you pelle, getting the Red-breasted Nuthatch again! Nice pics!
Al, wow, both great pics! A change from bridges, lol.
Debilu, great close-up!
Nothing here today, too cold for me and the birds.
Sweet!
The hawk is: http://encarta.msn.com/media_461553764_761568834_-1_1/Red-Tailed_Hawk.html
Thanks. I was happy to get it since I wasn't really looking for a bird pic or had a lot of zoom. It wasn't overly shy I think because it was hanging out near a DNR fish station and might even be there for leftovers. It probably is a younger redtail.
Janet - I didn't take any bridge pics today, hard to believe.
Nice one Debi.
What a treat to see all your exotic bird photos Dinu! Thanks for sharing them.
I'm so glad to hear that your red breasted nuthatch is back Pell. There has been one coming to my feeders every day for a while now. I'm hoping it will stay through the winter. I spent a lot of the weekend working in the yard with the camera set up on a tripod. I would take periodic breaks from the garden to snap a few pictures. The birds were amazingly cooperative - almost eerily tame.
Outstanding RbN pics Lily!!!!!
SO good to see you back! Pelle :-)
Looks like your really mastering the new lens!
The pics have so much detail!
Is that a No No Feeder in the first pics?
All great pics! I especially liked the TT! GM
Yes that is a no no feeder. When I heard that food was going to be scarce this winter due to the terrible drought we have been having I decided to increase the number of feeders in the yard.
The new lens is a little on the slow and noisy side when it focuses but it does the trick at the feeders.
Thanks granmaggie, I love watching the titmouses... mice? too lol!
Here is another one of the perky little chickadee.
What fun! Lovely pictures!
lilyfantn,
Your explanation about how "tame" they are is enough indication of your pictures' sharpness - meant you were quite close to the bird. I can see hairs in the feathers clearly there! Well done.
Which is this that visited our office campus from the nearby lake?
Dinu
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