Superb Fairy-wrens

[wigz]

I didn't get out last week due to poor weather and other commitments but I had a wander around Tygum Park for a couple of hours this morning.

Many Fairy-wrens and Tawny Grassbirds which is interesting as I rarely saw the grassbirds here until the last couple of months.

I'm going to spread this morning's shots over a couple of days to 1. avoid image-heavy threads and 2. to do my bit to maintain activity on the form - and I should have a landscape or two.

1. Male Superb Fairy-wren - in heavy shade


2. Female Superb Fairy-wren


3. Seeing double


4. Open wide

[AlfandBen]

Nice series Alan. Super colours and detail in these and great separation between the subjects and the backgrounds. Background in #1 is a bit busy but you take what you can get.(Could you perhaps remove the smaller twigs coming out of his back and head?) My favourite is #3 the two fledglings in almost identical poses.

[wigz]

Thank you for the feedback. I didn't touch the background in #1 as there was just too much, but I should remove the ones you mention.

[David_MC]

Beautiful shots. Like the interaction in that last one.

[wigz]

Thanks David

[MJ224]

Aaah photos of the chicks. Well caught and presented. You must have been pretty close for those ..:-)

[wigz]

Thanks. Not that close - probably four or five metres, It's a fairly heavy crop.

[avkomp]

good work on these. I prefer the presentation on the first. good light and pose. think I would look at removing the intruding stuff around the bird though

[wigz]

Thanks Stephen and good to hear from you. You are correct that I should remove some of the clutter - I get a bit lazy at cleaning these up sometimes.

[avkomp]

thanks mate. thought I might post some more stuff and see who else I can offend...............