Crimson Rosellas

There were 5 in the yard at once which is a bit unusual. Three flew away when they saw me getting too close.

Of the two that stayed the one higher in the tree is the mature bird showing only Crimson and blue plumage.

he lover one is young, still showing a lot of green. The Adult was picking rose hips from an overhang behind.

Afternoon Tea?

A young Crimson Rosella enjoying a Crab Apple.

Crimson Rosella

The Rosella's alerted me with their crunching. We are not seeing them too frequently these days.

This pair still not fully mature judging by the green still showing through in them.

Aren't these feathers just stunning!

The public Baths

Thats what it feels like around here sometimes :)

Actually its entirely how I am working to set it up.

We have been here a few months now and over this time I have observed different birds bathe in different ways and also prefer different depths of water.

Here is the current line up.

The bowl that you see the Rosella drinking from is not typically a Rosella haunt but he was nervous and judged this a safer bet for drinking. This is actually the bath for the Magpie Larks or Pee wees they splash so much! They don't mind if its here or on the ground.

The black bird's who are primarily forager's prefer the shallow long dish in the middle. I have just moved it to this location. The bird bath is the preferred place for Rosellas, Red Wattle Birds and Wagtails. Also occasionally I'll catch a Miner or Currawong here.

The silver eyes have a dish hanging in the tree but they have mostly moved on now, we do still occasionally see a small group. 

I have not seen any bathe in the small bowl by the birdbath , its just extra drinking water when there is a crowd. I prefer to keep them all close for my personal ease of maintenance. 

Aperture

I'm getting to know my camera a little better and have started playing with the aperture settings to enable me to get clearer images.

Before, very dark and devoid of colour

Standard Camera Setting.

After much clearer subject.

Adjusted aperture manually

Before a bit glarey

Standard camera setting

After shows truer colour and is more anchored and defined.

Adjusted aperture manually.

I can sing a rainbow.

Red 

And Yellow

and Pink

and Green.

Purple

and Orange

and Blue

 ♪ I can sing a rainbow , sing a rainbow , sing a rainbow too. ♫ 

Cooling Off

Under the Maple in the Mid Day Sun, the Rosella's prefer the bird bath half empty and will stand in it to drink if its very hot, like these days of high 30's we are having. The magpie larks or pee wee's as we call them are also making very frequent good use of it

Regular visitors

These two are always together but I can never get a picture with them both in it.

Young Crimson Rosella eating in the evening

Crimson Rosella drinking in the morning.