Tui..

Tui in the Flame Tree.. Heard Mr Tui chortling away when I was getting the washing in, thought by the time I got my camera and changed the lens he would of gone. But he was to busy sucking the goodies out of the Flame tree flowers to even notice me..

[Karen]

WOW That is Awesome!!!

[julia]

@rustymonkey Thanks Karen..

[Paula W]

Really great comp here and love the contrast of the dark coloured bird and flame red of the bloom against a perfect blue sky. Great capture.

[Linda]

Wow, what an amazing catch. Well done! Really enjoyed this.

[julia]

@paulaw @happysnap Thank you for your comments.. great satisfaction when you capture something like this..

[Paula Stuart]

Lovely. I can never get a decent tui photo. They're always camouflaged by the leaves and branches.

[julia]

Thanks Paula, this was about 1 of 15 images I took .. so you just have to be patient.. @paula1

[Andrew Nelson]

Very nice shot of an iconic bird. My parents live just behind the Tui brewery at Mangatainoka.

[julia]

@andyn Yeah right.. ... great bird and great billboards..