Canberra Walk-in Aviary

[calissa]

My sister has been a big supporter of my photography--I wouldn't even have a DSLR camera, if she hadn't given me her old one. She has a few favourite haunts for taking photos. One of them is the Canberra Walk-in Aviary. This morning we met there for a photography expedition.

The lens she gave me with the camera is a longer one. Since the birds like to get up close and personal, she brought a short lens for me to borrow. I found it difficult to get used to and ended up switching back to the longer lens about halfway through. It allowed me to catch some of the shyer birds.

Not that lorikeets are in any way shy. Guests are given apple and mealworms, so there were a couple of birds waiting to ambush us as soon as we stepped into the aviary.







Gangster lorikeet says "I will cut you."


Growing up is hard.


King parrots are uncommon but far from rare in the local area. This one is a male--the females have green heads.


Much like the budgeriegar, cockatiels are an Australian native bird that has had great success as a pet.






Next up is an assortment of birds I don't immediately recognise and am too lazy to look up.



Mealworms. Nom.
















The aviary also has a Golden Pheasant. The locals have dubbed him Donald, for the hairstyle.





He looks even more spectacular in direct sunlight, but seemed a bit camera shy.

Comments

[lark_ascends]

Your unknowns - first Indian Ringneck, second is a princess parrot.

Great photos.

[calissa]

Ooo... thank you!

Is it somewhere you'd like to visit together?