Tuesday, June 12, 2012

In between showers.....


I didn't have to go far for today's images, just into my back garden. I took them at about 7.30am yesterday morning when we had a short break in the weather. It always makes me smile to see the bigger birds like these pink and grey Galah tuck into the seeds, like this one below face deep, while the doves sit nearby with anxious looks on their faces. Well the doves had the last twitter yesterday, because two minutes after I took these, the rain pelted down, the Galahs scarpered for cover (moi aussi) and the doves, ignoring the rain settled into the trays and cleaned them out, nice work! I hope the skies are a little clearer in your part of the world and you have a terrific Tuesday....

45 comments:

  1. Such beautifully colored birds! I LOVE the pink! Very nice to see them in your back garden! Have a great day tomorrow!

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  2. I can't imagine looking out and seeing such a bird in the backyard! Wonderful, Grace.

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  3. Oh, I love your colorful pink and white birds and how delightful to have them in your own back yard!! Hope you get some sun today! We do have such beautiful blue skies today! Hooray! Don't know for how long, but I'll enjoy them while they're here!

    Sylvia

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  4. These colorful birds in the garden I would also like to...

    Servus and have a nice day - or night
    CL

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  5. According to Wikipedia, galah is a derogatory term meaning "fool"---but, cannot be ascribed to these beautiful birds! How lucky you are to have these love birds visit your feeders.

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  6. de tres oiseaux, ils ont de superbes couleurs

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  7. Beats our pigeons and seagulls any day!

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  8. A short break in the weather can be good sometimes!

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  9. I'm not surprised the Doves look anxious which such stern looks from those Galahs....!

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  10. Such beautiful birds! Here it's raining too...

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  11. Very funny! I guess in the end the doves win, but if it were a beauty contest it would be no contest - the galah's get the prize!

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  12. Our doves are more grey than yours; I like those pink birds, they're so pretty!

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  13. I'd love to see this kind of colour in my back yard, if I had a back yard!

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  14. When i was out on my morning walk yesterday which by the way it was only two and half degrees there were a flock of Galahs feeding in a paddock just down the road a piece, a most welcome sight indeed :-).

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  15. Thank you for such beauty possible. Please have a good Tuesday.

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  16. You welcome winter; we welcome summer. A truly strange world.

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  17. As always, I'm truly amazed that the wonderful variety of birds you see in your very own yard.

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  18. What beautiful photos of beautiful birds - I love the soft colours, especially those galahs! Thanks so much for dropping by, happy it led me back here!

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  19. These birds are beautiful! I can't believe you have these in your backyard. Great photo

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  20. These two look like they have just arrived from South Beach in Miami. Lots of exotic plumage there. The plain doves could represent me and my wife when we're walking down Ocean Drive.

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  21. Great color on these two cuties.

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  22. that top shot is a top shot!
    But seriously, it gave me the shiver
    of OTHER face to face. How strange
    your land- yet I have a real friend
    there.

    Aloha from Waikiki,
    Comfort Spiral
    > < } } ( ° >

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  23. Oh my - what gorgeous shots!

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  24. You have some fine friends there, I am sure the galahs win in the noise stakes too. Sounds wet east and west of the continent.

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  25. You have some fine friends there, I am sure the galahs win in the noise stakes too. Sounds wet east and west of the continent.

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  26. I do love Galahs, great shots of them. It is wonderful when you can have them in your own yard. And yes we have the same weather as you :(

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  27. In your back garden, how lucky ! very nice pink colors !

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  28. Wow, to have these in your backyard, you are very lucky. But the rain we have too here, almost every day unfortunately....

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  29. Isn't the pink and grey plumage just wonderful?

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  30. grace, this is just a super post. thank you.

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  31. really, in your back yard ? amazing !

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  32. Great captures Grace ... I love the pretty soft mannered doves.

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  33. I have happy memories of seeing galahs like this in Queensland, a long time ago- lovely, Grace.

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  34. You lucky thing, all those birds!

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  35. I wouldnt mind the shower predicted for this afternoon into tomorrow (tho to be honest, a shower never last that long .. me thinks the weather guessers lying)brought such pretty backyard visitors .. we only get sparrows, house finches, pigeons, and the occasional bluejay

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  36. That's your back garden, how lovely! I don't think I've ever seen pink before, it's so pretty. Good to see you again after my break!

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  37. There they are again. How wonderful!

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  38. Je suis toujours émerveillée de voir des perroquets en liberté, chez nous ils sont en cage !

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  39. Unique and pink!:)
    I´ll remember them.

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