Tuesday 23 September 2014

What's Wrong With This Picture ?


Sept 20 2104 112th and Hornby Drive, Delta BC Sunny 20c

I was returning from 104th and Boundary Bay after a fruitless search for the Dusky flycatcher when at the corner of 112th and Hornby Drive a flock of Brewer's Blackbirds flew overhead. Nothing unusual about that except amongst the flock was a Blue Budgerigar. The budgie landed on a wire away from the rest of the flock, it then dropped to the ground and began to feed on the flowering fronds of corn.
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulates) Brewer's Blackbird and Eurasian Collared Dove.
Below is a record shot taken from one hundred metres away. All images Tamron 150mm-600mm handheld.




Although this budgie may have been caged at one point it is very wary.

"It's never too late to start birding"
John Gordon
Langley/Cloverdale

2 comments:

  1. Nice Capture John! - Mike A

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  2. Beautiful bird hope it survives or better yet someone catches it and makes it their pet.

    Cheers

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