Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Pink Galah just saying hello








This is my auntie's galah buddy.
Buddy is an inquisitive bird. He loves being the center of attention.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

A scrub turkey on the path





 This scrub turkey walked straight past me while I taking a walk. They are quite amazing birds. They build large nests on the ground from leaves and grass. Their nest range from 1 to 1.5 metres high and 4 metres wide.

Friday, February 11, 2011

A pigeon on the roof






This one of our beautiful pigeons. He is a Carneau. The Carneau is a large domesticated pigeon, descendant of the Rock Pigeon, originating from northern France and southern Belgium. 

Saturday, February 5, 2011

How to make a rustic birdhouse


What you need:
  •  a wooden nest box
  • bark
  • nails
  • hammer
arrange bark to cover the wooden box and nail into position.

It is very important that you do not use treated pine.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Photographing birds behind wire fronts

These scalies are actually behind a wire cage front. To be able to emphasize the birds and not the wire front, I focused carefully between the wires and focused on one of the birds.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Photographing birds

Here I photographed a Sun Conure in the morning. I used a macro lens enhancing the fine details in the bird and it's feathers' whilst blurring the background.