Sunday, October 20, 2013

Bedraggled.....!

Do you ever wonder where birds go when it's bucketing down with rain? Well in my world they sit and glare at me whenever I venture outdoors! The Galah's chest feathers are almost red when soaking wet, as for the Corella he was just a dirty boy :) Oh la! they do look a wee bit pitiful though. The dove sitting stoically in the background waiting for his share of the soggy birdseed made me smile :) As much as I love the rain I would happily wish it over to NSW right now, my heart goes out to all those who have lost their homes..and more in the bushfires. Take care over the weekend.....

37 comments:

  1. Spectacular colours!

    I can only imagine how annoyed they must be, all that rain soaking them up...

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  2. Fun shots and they do look pretty annoyed by the weather!! Beautiful, colorful birds -- wet or dry!! Hope all of you are enjoying the weekend -- in spite of the weather!!

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  3. Ils sont magnifiques avec des couleurs extraordinaires , magnifiques photos!

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  4. Schöne Farbenfrohe Vögel der Regen wird ihnen nicht so gefallen.

    Gruß
    Noke

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  5. I marvel at all those wonderful birds you see daily. Also very envious.

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  6. Beautiful birds! I wish we had them here!

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  7. Our birds take cover for the most part, crows don't seem to mind rain but I see small birds like sparrows in the open buildings at the barn. We have bright red male cardinals but nothing that looks like your birds.

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  8. I often think of birds when it rains, wondering where they fly to get some protection..
    Here our birds have not such beautiful colors!

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  9. They do look pitiful. Did the dove ever make it to the feeder?

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  10. That really is a rather motley crew.

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  11. At my parents' house the little sparrows fly up under the awning over the front porch to escape the rain. I don't blame them!

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  12. Nice birds Grace..... i like these shots.

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  13. Very cool bird shots! They look like they were posing for you. Aloha

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  14. They certainly look pathetic. I wonder if they are not going through some kind of moult too.

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  15. Interesting and colourful topic, Grace - can't say I've ever seen a soaked bird up close.

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  16. Simply surreal colour. They look cosy towards each other

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  17. They look better in the rain than I would.

    The fires in NSW are horrible. I hope they get relief some time soon.

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  18. that first galah looks very annoyed! at the rain, or the photographer??

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  19. Love the ones with the red feathers.

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  20. What a special colours that red on their chest. Yes, those bushfires look awful, I saw it in the news here.

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  21. They are the saddest looking birds I have ever seen, usually they fluff their feathers and look happy for a bit of a bath. The must be so over the rain. Great pics.

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  22. Those poor birds... oh, yes, the water´d be needed so much in NSW. Frightening it is. Sometimes I´m glad I live in boring Germany!

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  23. Bedraggled is the perfect word to describe to look here. Still, you are lucky to have such colorful birds visiting your yard on a regular basis.

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  24. Round here they come complete with umbrellas!

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  25. Gotta be males!
    Just strutting their stuff.

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  26. Fascinating and strangely repulsive :-)

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  27. Their plumage is so brilliant in the rain, though they do look a bit soggy poor birds! I love the colors and that bottom collage. Also thinking of those poor people affected by the fires.

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  28. Bedraggled, but still beautiful..

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  29. I love the colors even though some of these birds look a little worse for wear. Nice collection of shots.

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  30. I love the pets very much, Nice & Colorful Birds.

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  31. You are so lucky Grace to have these birds in your yard! Poor "little" birds:) I heard about the brushfires....I hope they get them under control soon:(

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  32. I'm sorry to see these beauties getting soaked!
    Great photos though...

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  33. Those are lovely pictures, love the color of the birds.

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