Bourke's Parrot

Gallery: AvianPosted April 21, 201190 views13 comments

Just back from a week in north western NSW where the record rains over summer have turned 1000s of square kilometres of stony desert into vast grasslands and waterholes. We had a ball.
Bourke's Parrots are probably our most delicately coloured parrot and inhabit arid regions of Australia

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cheers
Rob

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13 comments

Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on April 21, 2011 at 10:07 AM

I really like this Rob, I like the placement and diagonal of the pirch. Love the detail and colors in the bird. I also like very much how the bird seems to pop from the background. Very nice

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 21, 2011 at 2:41 PM

He does have pretty colors. I have to ask...is this bird's face deformed or is this the way they look? Never seen one. Sharon

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on April 21, 2011 at 3:35 PM

lovely shot love the subtle colours in this

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 21, 2011 at 3:39 PM

I like the colors also. Fine subtlety, but also have to ask, where's the beak?

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 21, 2011 at 3:49 PM

What an interesting looking parrot Rob. The beak and face are very unique. Nice colors and simple comp. Well done. Would love to see all the new vege and water holes the rain has produced. I bet the wildlife is taking full advantage.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 21, 2011 at 4:58 PM

The parrot is beautiful Rob abd I love the delicate colors. I like the pose of the parrot, light, sharpness and detail. Sounds like a great trip!

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 21, 2011 at 7:34 PM

Really like the sublte colors of the parrot Rob and the simpicity of the image works well. The cere on this species seems to have a sort of unique look.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on April 21, 2011 at 8:17 PM

Interesting and nicely colored bird, Rob. The shot looks fine to me except that the bird seems so centered along the perch.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 21, 2011 at 8:20 PM

"Where is the bill?"
The Neophema parrots, to which the Bourke's belongs, have small bills that follow the contour of the head and therefore don't protrude as much as some other species.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 21, 2011 at 9:16 PM

I like the simplicity in this image and array of colors on the parrot, Rob. Very nice pose and light.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 21, 2011 at 11:01 PM

Real pleased you explained about the diminutive bill Rob, for a moment there I thought you might have lost the plot and clone it out - LOL ;^p

Seriously, lovely to see such an unusual bird :^) Though I have to say there seems to be some level of irony going on between such elegant lines with beautifully subtle pastel colouration and then the sudden contrast by Nature's design finishing it off with such a remarkably small bill ;^)

Final impression: Love the species and love the way you've captured and presented it :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 22, 2011 at 8:21 PM

Sweet little thing. "Where's the beak?" not beef, I said beak. Just kidding. He's so cute and i love the soft colors.Love the diagonal perch as well.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 26, 2011 at 12:57 AM

Really nice portrait and those subtle colours are well captured.

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