Mulga Parrots


Posted by Jan Wegener on Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:14 am

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Recently visited a spot with dozens of these usually tricky parrots coming in for a drink. At times it was hard to get a clean shot.
I had set up a few upright perches with multiple tops sticking up, hoping they would be occupied by multiple birds. What can I say, it worked quite well :)

Always the best feeling when the birds do what you hoped they would. 

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by MalcolmBenn on Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:57 am
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Great when a plan comes together and produces a super image. I like that it is perched birds, one squawking and one landing .. a bit of everything and the colours are amazing.
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:28 am
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Cool-looking birds and kind of them to use your perch. :)
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by John Spreitzer on Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:18 am
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Another bevy of colorful beauties from ‘down under’! The one just landing puts this over the top for me.
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by david fletcher on Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:07 am
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MalcolmBenn wrote:Great when a plan comes together and produces a super image.  I like that it is perched birds, one squawking and one landing .. a bit of everything and the colours are amazing.

Nicely done and said
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by Carol Clarke on Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:19 pm
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Great idea which worked beautifully to get this collection together, Jan! Wonderful frame.

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by Dan Kearl on Tue Jun 11, 2019 3:44 pm
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Nice setup.. Excellent getting this many sharp in the frame.
Minor, but with careful work you could probably clone the branch crossing the tail..
 

by Mike Danzenbaker on Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:27 pm
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Jan, hard to imagine this being any better.
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by Karl Egressy on Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:17 pm
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Wow, outstanding group shot, Jan. Love that you had eye contact with all.
 

by joem on Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:23 am
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What a stunner Jan, I bet this exceeded your expectations, all with eye contact & a flight shot to top it off.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:04 pm
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Whoa, this is amazing!
 

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