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One of the most beautiful birds I've ever seen

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Beautiful image -- thanks for posting.
John
 
Yes they are real gems . They come from the Northern Territory in Australia around an outback area called Katherine Gorge . They are a knockout in the wild with three different head colours occuring naturally . Black head the most common , red next then yellow being rare . There is a problem with this birds beak . The overhanging upper beak is abnormal and the bird is proberly not getting enough Cuttle bone or similal to keep his beak in good condition . This problem will eventually kill him because he will not be able to pick up seed easily .
Regards Anthony .
 
Anthony have you ever seen one with a red beak before, could this also be a problem?
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hehe i've treked all over and around katherine gorge with a bird lover looking for one of these in the wild. Now i know why, its a beautiful bird. shame they are quite rare.
Anthony Woodbine said:
Yes they are real gems . They come from the Northern Territory in Australia around an outback area called Katherine Gorge . They are a knockout in the wild with three different head colours occuring naturally . Black head the most common , red next then yellow being rare . There is a problem with this birds beak . The overhanging upper beak is abnormal and the bird is proberly not getting enough Cuttle bone or similal to keep his beak in good condition . This problem will eventually kill him because he will not be able to pick up seed easily .
Regards Anthony .
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That sure is one colourful bird.
Thanks for sharing,

Rod

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I think it has a spectacular collection of rare birds and I believe they are well-cared for. It is quite a different experience than the Pittsburgh Zoo/Aquarium but I personally enjoy the Aviary at least as much.

Ted
 
Anthony Woodbine said:
Yes they are real gems . They come from the Northern Territory in Australia around an outback area called Katherine Gorge . They are a knockout in the wild with three different head colours occuring naturally . Black head the most common , red next then yellow being rare . There is a problem with this birds beak . The overhanging upper beak is abnormal and the bird is proberly not getting enough Cuttle bone or similal to keep his beak in good condition . This problem will eventually kill him because he will not be able to pick up seed easily .
Regards Anthony .
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I go there quite frequently so I will bring up the points you raised the next time I am there. Thanks for the info.

Ted
 
Tbear2 said:
I think it has a spectacular collection of rare birds and I believe they are well-cared for. It is quite a different experience than the Pittsburgh Zoo/Aquarium but I personally enjoy the Aviary at least as much.
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Thanks, Ted. That is helpful to know.

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a very beautiful bird.... i think i saw one of this bird before...hmmmmm... now i know where i saw it... i saw it in the Viewsonic advertisement... isnt it? but they have 3...

Lovely colors, nice bokeh...

Thank you for sharing...
Tbear2 said:
the Gouldian Finch:

Pentax K10D, DA* 300mm

Shot at National Aviary, Pittsburgh



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An absolutely delightful bird! What great colors! And i must say very nicely captured.
Thanks for sharing.
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Nhelnhel said:
a very beautiful bird.... i think i saw one of this bird before...hmmmmm... now i know where i saw it... i saw it in the Viewsonic advertisement... isnt it? but they have 3...

Lovely colors, nice bokeh...

Thank you for sharing...
Tbear2 said:
the Gouldian Finch:

Pentax K10D, DA* 300mm

Shot at National Aviary, Pittsburgh



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Yes, this is one of the official logo birds of Viewsonic (I used to own a Viewsonic monitor and one of the birds was this little guy).
 
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