Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

Living in a home that backs directly on to the Australian bush has some wonderful advantages. We often have visits in our back yard from local wildlife such as bush turkeys, blue-tongue lizards and the occasional wallaby. On this day, I had put a small amount of sunflower seed out on my back deck to attract some of the local birds with the hope of capturing a photo or two. I wasn’t disappointed.

I took many shots that afternoon, and I’m happy with a lot of them, but this is one of my favorites.  Using a Canon EF 75mm-300mm at full zoom and an aperture of f/5.6 I managed to capture this rainbow Lorikeet looking right at the lens. Tell me what you think!

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