Southern California Exotics

[Bob Kaufman]

October has been a good month for me for exotic birds here in Southern California. (I got three ..so far) Here are some samples:

Female Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura) -a native of Africa
40D, ISO-400, 1/800, f11, 420mm (300 + 1.4X) handheld



Male Northern Red Bishop (Eclectus franciscanus) - another African native
40D, ISO-400, 1/400, f7.1, 420mm, handheld



Mitred Parakeet (Aratinga mitrata) - a native of Peru and Argentina
40D, ISO-400, 1/500, f8, 420mm, handheld

[Teddy Regpala]

Interesting species Bob. Marvelous capture of those exotics.
I wonder why October, and do they migrate (south/north bound) at all?

Thanks.

[Bob Kaufman]

Oct 9, 2008 19:00:18 GMT Teddy Regpala said:

Interesting species Bob. Marvelous capture of those exotics.
I wonder why October, and do they migrate (south/north bound) at all?

Thanks.

Ted, they are non-migratory. It's just that I was able to capture three different exotic species this month. The Whydah and the Bishop from one place (Santa Fe Dam) and the Parakeet close to where I live in South Pasadena. Hopefully, I'll get more. (See my blog either at Multiply or Blogspot - links shown below- for stories on how I got these,)

[tina mallari]

Congratulations Bob !!!! Must have been a thrill to see all 3 in a single month

[Manny Illana]

love the fiery color of the bishop. congratulations!

[Ed Matuod]

Great unique sets, Bob! Love them all.

[Romy Ocon]

Very nice set, Bob..... love the "smile" of the parakeet!