We discovered many small birds flitting about & singing. This little Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (and friend/partner??) were quite happy to allow me to get a little closer for a few shots. Another first real lifer for me.
I think the next few shots are the female (correct me if I'm wrong?) as it was smaller
I believe this is the male - much stockier & with brighter colours.
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So nice to see this serie! Great shots!
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gorgeous little birds! nice!
ReplyDeleteLiz, great captures indeed.Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery.Have a great day!
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Wow, these are fantastic! I love his little blue beak.
ReplyDeleteA first for me even virtually, handsome chap. Do hope your daughter is recovering well Liz.
ReplyDeleteStunning colours in this fellow!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteLifer + great captures = ecstacy!
ReplyDeletemy first viewing of these adorable little guys. great shots
ReplyDeleteGreat little bird, one I've never heard of before
ReplyDeleteNever seen this lovely bird....very nice pictures Liz.
ReplyDeletegreetings, Joop
Thats a seriously stunning bird - very well captured in this post.
ReplyDeleteMy first view of this species so have just googled it and glad I did
Thanks for giving me my topic to learn for the day
Dave
I'm not familiar with that bird, but I love the blue bill and gorgeous plumage! It's a rather stocky little thing. Hope your daughter is doing okay.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of a beautiful little bird and one that I haven't seen or photographed yet.
ReplyDeleteI don't know anything about birds but when I look at the duck in the pond next to my house, the males are very colouful and the females more simple. If the same applies for the birds on your pictures, I would say they are both male.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the surgery, I hope you both get postive news.
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Filip
oh wow these are great bird shots! Birds always seem to fly away before I have a chance to focus on them!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of a lovely little bird. And thanks for knowing what it is - I didn't! Hope your daughter is recovering as expected.
ReplyDeleteReally cute little birds that I've never seen or heard of.
ReplyDeleteAwesome set! I love his little blue feet.
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky they didn't fly away. They are so sweet, great captures.
ReplyDeleteoh fabulous Liz that these finches were so friendly and you could get some wonderful snaps.
ReplyDeletegorgeous little birds! nice!
ReplyDeleteI like your pics.
escorts in kanpur
Hi there - I always like it when you find a bird (or a picture) when you did not really expect it. It feels like a treat.
ReplyDeleteI can recommend A trip to O'Reillys - I went on one organised morning birding trip and felt it was a little too much like see caged birds that just happened to be free (if that makes any sense!). But I had some wonderful walks on my own which more than made up for that feeling!
Stewart M
PS: hope all things go well with your daughters surgery.
A gorgeous little bird -- I love his blue feet, Liz!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty little bird! Lovely captures.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of a very elusive bird, in light that was fading and with all that foliage to make it harder. I was really impressed at how well you caught them. A nice surprise too, since we only really expected ducks and reflections at that park!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful series. I especially like the second last. Quite a treat indeed. Hope you daughter is recovering well....
ReplyDeleteRegarding your questions on my bird post............ For the square-tailed kite shots I had the camera set to sport mode which worked particularly well as it flew overhead, giving me a sequence. It was so close, the second, third and fourth are NOT cropped at all (lens zoomed to 270mm).
For the egret I had not time time change anything, just zoomed and snapped in no-flash-auto. For the kookaburra I was in P mode to focus on his eye as best I could.
Hope this helps.....I'm just a beginner when it comes to settings
Awesome shots of teh Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Liz! What a gorgeous bird. It would be a lifer for me too! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a particularly beautiful bird. I've never seen such a bird. Very nice photos.
ReplyDeleteLove greetings, Karin
His color and feather patterns are quite unique! Pretty!
ReplyDeleteAnother new bird for me.
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