Dishevelled tui

Another Tiri Tiri Matangi image….This juvenile tui had just been bathing. He was the scruffiest little guy you have ever seen. He spent ages shaking, preening and fluffing himself up as he dried on the branch. At one stage, his mother turned up, almost as if to check he had washed behind his ears - and he chased her away!

[julia]

Oh dear he is a bit grumpy.. great image.. fav

[kali]

how funny

[Beryl Lloyd]

Oh my goodness -- he IS having a bad hair day !!! and looks very grumpy about it !!Super capture and a great bokeh background Sorry I can not stop grinning at him !! Ha ha , the 1st smile of the morning !! (its only 7 00 am British time !! ) FAV

[Maggiemae]

Don't know how you managed to get such a good photo! It deserves several double favs!

[Issi Bannerman]

What a fab image of this incredibly scruffy guy!

[Rosan]

Yes, fabulous image!

[Nick]

Haha, love this. Fav.

[Trinda Love]

favm cool shot

[Tracie Broadhead]

FAV-fantastic shot

[Delia]

Sounds like a juvenile delinquent. Great shot

[Pam Knowler]

What a fantastic capture of this gorgeous grumpy little bird! Lovely bokeh too! Huge Fav!

[Irene]

What a bedraggled looking bird. Great image

[sally agnew]

So untidy and dishevelled, a good shake and he will be stunning again. Love the background :)

[Valerie Chesney]

What a fabulous capture, poor little bird. Fav

[Sebastian Gritt]

Can someone lend the little fella a comb, please?!

[Rosie Kerr]

Grumpy and bedraggled.... nicely spotted and shot.

[Ali P]

This is so funny - I think his mother would be nagging him to tidy himself up!!!

[Pat Knowles]

Not at his best but very cute! Fave!

[Elsie T]

What a great shot made me smile fav

[Sheralee S]

Oh dear, he's looking very unkempt :)

[Rachel]

Oh dear! He looks a little wet. Amazing bokeh too! Fav

[Taffy]

Love the frumpy, grumpy looking fellow. He does look like he's either shaking off from a bath or very much in need of one!

[Chris K]

he looks a bit like something out of a horror movie

[Lesley Chisholm]

What a classic shot! I've never seen a Tui like it. My son read this as Devilish tui! I guess he does look a little devilish too!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Oh this is an instant fav. What a wonderful capture. He looks so grumpy!

[Taffy]

Already one of my favs -- so nice to see this on TT - congrats!

[julia]

So pleased to see this on TT.. I have a laugh about him every time I see this shot.. He has a look of .. 'And you are taking my photo while I look like this..' I would fav it again if I could..

[Sue Hecker]

Fabulous shot!

[Junko Y]

Such a completely fun image, and one that the viewer can imagine with many reasons why he looks like that! FAV, with congrats for TT

[Yeshanghai]

Congratulations on Top 20! Gorgeous capture with amazing Bokeh. Fav

[JulieCo]

Just caught this on Top 20. Wow. Great capture. Love the story and the bokeh.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Congratulations on your photo making it to the Top Twenty! Well deserved! FAV!

[Frances Tackaberry]

Amazing capture!!! Congrats on making it to the Top 20! FAV!