Woke up this morning to find a Red Bellied Pitta on the patio

[JBW]

I woke up and found this Red Bellied Pitta on our patio. Not a bad shot pre coffee. Sony Alpha a58 ~ Tamron 90mm 272E ~ ISO 100 ~ F/14 ~ 1/3s. ~ Flash Compensation -0.3

[Shadowman]

Nice one.

[Donald]

What a lovely bird .... and a good pic.

[bje07]

nice shot

[mugge]

Brian, he looks sneaky to me. Beware.
Cheers Ole

[NorthernFocus]

What a beautiful little bird, Brian. Be careful shooting those birds. That can be a slippery slope...

[DickyOZ]

Most fortunate and excellent capture of an exceptionally beautiful little bird Brian. Their habitat extends to about halfway down Cape York but few Aussies ever see one let alone get such a sharp shot.

[madcrow]

Lucky you, to have a visitor like that, in the morning and waited to be photographed. Us poor mortals have to track for miles and still not get the shot. Beautiful bird and image.

[JBW]

Nice one.

and before morning coffee

[JBW]

What a lovely bird .... and a good pic.

for the last 15 years we have lived here. This is the first time to see this bird.

[JBW]

nice shot

thanks. I was surprised at how well it turned out.

[JBW]

Brian, he looks sneaky to me. Beware.
Cheers Ole

they are ground dwellers so sneaky is an imperative

[JBW]

What a beautiful little bird, Brian. Be careful shooting those birds. That can be a slippery slope...

I did take a look at lenses today. There are 9 or so species that visit our garden

[JBW]

Most fortunate and excellent capture of an exceptionally beautiful little bird Brian. Their habitat extends to about halfway down Cape York but few Aussies ever see one let alone get such a sharp shot.

I was within touching distance for this shot using the tripod.

[JBW]

Lucky you, to have a visitor like that, in the morning and waited to be photographed. Us poor mortals have to track for miles and still not get the shot. Beautiful bird and image.

I am ( I say unashamedly ) incredibly lucky with my photography

[bje07]

Lucky you, to have a visitor like that, in the morning and waited to be photographed. Us poor mortals have to track for miles and still not get the shot. Beautiful bird and image.

That why I'm not fan of wild life

[John 2]

What a captivating little bird that is Brian. Nice capture.

[Wavelength]

So...beautiful; is it a little one that hatched out a few days earlier? How it remains so fearless? the straw appears suspended from nowhere...how come? Have you watched it eating some thing?

[bnnrcn]

Ah, what a lovely, tiny bird