Hi Al, what beautiful birds you have in the land down under! They are all so strikingly gorgeous. Thanks for the visit today, I was delighted yo have you stop by! Hugs Leslie

said rainingviolets 2008.02.20 at 19:13:47 PST

This is the most beautiful, spectacular group of photos. THANKS SO MUCH..

said Krishna_sh 2007.10.24 at 03:01:02 PDT

Great collection.

said Krishna_sh 2007.10.24 at 02:56:01 PDT

Hi Al! I love parrots and birds. I have a few of them my self. Many of them in this photos i have never seen before. Beautiful album and thank you for sharing. greetings from Slovenia

said didi24 2007.09.17 at 05:59:05 PDT

Hi Al. Thought I'd check out this album, I had seen it before but ages ago. In the days before I was brave enough to comment, LOL. Great selection of birds mate, lovely close ups too. love and Hugs Chris and Jay

said speedo999 2006.08.27 at 01:11:21 PDT

Hi again Al,,,,,I am an avid backyard birdwatcher so I loved looking at your bird photos. Your birds are so much more colorful then ours are here and friendly it seems also. Thanks for sharing. Hugs,,,,,,, Christy

said savage_gardener 2006.01.07 at 19:27:57 PST

I love the colorful birds of Australia, particularly these Lorikeets, plus there's a kind of blue wren that Peter has photographed that is super. I'm still in awe of the fact that our two continents have areas so similar as our deserts and drylands; yet all in all, you seem to have more water than we do. I'm delighted Peter sent you on a visit to one of my albums which in turn, sent me exploring yours. My best wishes, Charlotte in Texas & New Mexico

said barnchaser 2006.01.05 at 11:32:37 PST

Hi Al,my word you really have some wonderful colours in your birds in Oz,and you've captured so many beauties in this wonderful avian album,those rainbows in particular are so beautiful,many thanks for sharing them and for your kind comment on my featured Torbay album today,much appreciated my friend,Regards,Rod.

said chrisrod100 2005.11.09 at 10:54:24 PST

Hi, Al; I found your albums through Sharon, who sent me some awsome pictures that you took of the hail in Sydney. I was wandering why I don't see them in Webshots. Are you going to post them? I also love your photos of the sunsets and, well, just about everything! I'm a great fan of Australia and hope to visit some day soon! Ciao, from New York. Carmela.

said carmela2000 2005.08.28 at 08:29:43 PDT

Had to wait until second from the end for a darter, Hi Al, some exotic birds here chum, goes along with the people who live there, Nice for old sodapop this morning when she gets up she is in for one big surprise, PUt a new one in for you in "In Englands" thought you deserved it after being put alonside the good looking one. You will have to find it but I think it is appropriate, Good Luk mate Ken the Fen

said hircock100 2005.07.22 at 01:30:00 PDT

hi Al this is very beautiful love all your birds nu 1 and 16 are my favorites i love their colors, sorry i been away from the computer for a few days been working on learning my new camera i think this one is going to do the trick for me im going to keep this one im already doing better with it and only had it for 2 full days and thank you for viewing my july flower i just put it on and you already seen it i got to say one thing for you (your fast)but anyway i realy like your bird album i wish we had some pretty birds like that here but we dont so will enjoy them through your eyes thanks, your friend Jean

said jac707 2005.07.16 at 22:02:04 PDT

:-) hi Al, ty 4 the kind comments about my album - I didn't delete the second because no addy was evident ?? - u can write to me as txhntr1 - I like this bird album - I spent years in the bird business & in aviculture --- since u ask, for some of these, the names are (US common) -/-/- 'Dove' # 6 of 83 & 'Pigeon' # 42 of 83 = a 'Ringneck Dove' -/-/- 'Dove Again' # 30 of 63 = a 'Diamond Dove' -/-/- 'Rainbow Lorikeet and Finches' # 2 of 83 - the finches = 'Star Finches' -/-/- 'Finches' # 9 of 83 & 'Long Tail Finches' # 37 of 83 = 'Shafttail Finches' (I've heard them called Long Tailed - but not often) -/-/- 'Canary Maybe' #4 of 83 = looks like 'Canary' :-)

said txhntr1 2005.06.24 at 12:02:16 PDT

These birds are amazing! The photos are really wonderful and the Heron. amazing photos. My brother would go crazy seeing these birds in the wild. He has about 150 exotic birds and many like these you have in this album. I can't believe that you can tame these free birds to eat out of your hands. I have to say our birds look pretty boring here in the US compared to yours. Thank you for your nice compliment in my family album and Heron album..How sweet, and kind you are. To answer your question in my home album, about six years, but bought the place almost 9 years ago. TAke care and stay in touch, Laura

said hereslaura 2005.06.15 at 14:24:13 PDT

Alwsys love thos upside down hugs from a good mate, and the colorful Aussie cirtters. You are a hoot! Love to you both. L

said greenhorngrl 2005.05.18 at 05:49:23 PDT

Your blue laurakeet is actually a blue indian ringneck. I used to raise them. Looks like you also have an albino, latino (yellow) and normal green ringneck. Males will have a ring around neck at maturity.

said cantfindausernamet... 2005.05.13 at 15:57:53 PDT

Great photos Al. It is good to see a fellow Aussie promoting our wildlife. It is even better for those who do not have the privelege of living in Australia. Common names eg, pied magpie is normally not close to the mark. I would encourage you to find and use zoological and accepted common names from a book like 'A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Author, Graham Pizzey. ISBN 0 00 217282 8. Visitors then get accurately what Australia has to offer, and you educate me also. Keep up the good work, Bob in Bathurst.

said aussiekarrob 2005.04.29 at 23:50:00 PDT

Hi Al! They all enjoy thier show off time! They all enjoy the happy time! They all enjoy thier picturing time! Keep sharing! Keep enjoying! Keey Flying! Keep Happy! Thank You! CS

said csfoto 2005.04.28 at 22:53:39 PDT

You have some great shots. Wow our birds are so different. The only way I get to see these types of birds are in the zoo.....smiles.....keep shooting.

said velmarhall 2005.04.27 at 21:59:13 PDT

that was good work. sorry about the typo. Marg.

said midgette37745 2005.04.27 at 02:57:03 PDT

Good morning, Thanks for visiting my album.I enjoyed The Golden Pheasant, such beautiful colors. keep up the god work. Yes most of my pics are at or around our home. My husband & I really enjoy looking thru all your albums. Thanks again for sharing,your friend Marguerite

said midgette37745 2005.04.27 at 02:56:04 PDT

Al, I love your photos of such interesting birds! Great work! I look forward to more of your stuff. Candi

said candistackable 2005.04.24 at 22:06:28 PDT

Hey Al and I meant to tell you we had a Pink Canary fly into our garden the other day. I reckon it had escaped from a cage somewhere but no one came to claim it so we gave it to a neighbour who has a bit of an aviary. Glad you liked the Country Scenes album and thanks for your comments. You have me intrigued about this bone!! Should I be losing any sleep over it? All the best buddy Peter

said georgieboy98 2005.04.24 at 05:30:18 PDT

Just got back to view a few of your albums and thoroughly enjoyed the slide show of this one! Your cover shot has to be my favorite with the bright yellow bird against the dark green! But I loved them all -- not something we see here in Arkansas! Good shooting! Jayne

said jaynenjoe 2005.04.04 at 18:30:14 PDT

hi al well my friend i got to tell you this is the most colorful album i have seen in a long time what a beautiful bunch of birds so bright and cheerful site. that yellow canary looks like my bird, the colors on the parrots are just outstanding great shots, great photography thank you so much for sharing jean

said jac707 2005.03.27 at 18:50:26 PST

+Hi Al! My first look at this album,& well worth it.What a variety of colour! How lucky you are to have such a gorgeous group of birds for photos.Ours are a little plainer here,tho' still a lot of variety.Thanks for sharing-Nancy.

said greyhairs1 2005.03.27 at 08:31:04 PST

Hi Al, What a gorgeous array of birds! This is really a super album, full of color and oh so many species of birds. I love the Lorrikeets, also. I love birds, and these photos are extra special. Sharon

said sharwils1 2005.03.26 at 07:50:25 PST

Hi Al! What an amazing album of these beautiful, colorful birds! The rainbow lorrikeets are just amazing...looks like someone spraypainted them! A truly wonderful album...the pelicans are awesome! Thanks for all of your kind words in my guestbook...they are honestly appreciated..i was truly moved by your reaction to my Does Anyone Remember album...i just happened upon that poem and thought it fit the album perfectly! I have such a fascination for really old cemeteries like that one...they have such a poignant feeling to them...thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures with us all and keep in touch...take care...Dar

said briansbabe2 2005.03.25 at 19:50:49 PST

Hello Al, What a wonderful collection of birds you have here,I enjoyed it very much :D ... I wonder what that white parrot is #50, I think it's some sort of lorrikeet maybe? he's just beatiful, I've never seen one before. .. best wishes, Brenda - NSW.

said aventurine104 2005.03.25 at 14:30:42 PST

Hi, Al, what a beautiful collection of birds mostly native to your continent! They are all unique and beautiful - my favorite, aside from the golden pheasant, are the lorikeets, with whom I have more of a personal contact at the aviary of Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida. With a little cup of nectar, they will sit on your hand, arm, head - just about anywhere to get a sip of that good stuff. And all of them have such glorious and vivid colors! A great album - congratulations!

said francismi 2005.03.24 at 21:30:21 PST

NOW I know why you wanted to know what the breakfast visiting bird was!! Keith reckons it was a Butcher bird but I 'aint so sure. I'll email the lady of the house where we stayed and see if she knows. (I wouldn't do this for everybody you know!!!) This is a nice album you have building here - if you want to use any of the birds from my various sites be my guest - the blue wrens especially are unique. Hooroo Peter

said georgieboy98 2005.03.24 at 19:46:06 PST

Beautiful birds! how lucky you are to have access to such colour & variety.We've variety here,but not such colour!-Nancy.

said greyhairs1 2005.03.24 at 08:45:37 PST

Hi Al.. I am honoured to be the first to look at your new album. Nice collection of Australian Birds and not too obvious that they are in an aviary. Beautiful shot of the Regent Parrot #1 (the male has yellow chest and female is more greenish). The Rosella is an Eastern States Bird, but they are very colourful, also the Lorikeets. A Google Image Search is a quick way to check names and spellings if you are unsure, otherwise, you should be able to get a Bird Book from the Library.. Thanks for sharing.. Gladys, Western Australia.

said gladysclancy2 2005.03.24 at 01:18:59 PST