Waiting for the female

as the nest is ready to move in. there are so many of them in the reed, but all much too far down to get a shot.

[narayani]

Beautiful

[moni kozi]

Awesome portrait. Do the females have the same colours in the feathers?

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super shot!

[winghong_ho]

Lovely shot.

[Susan Wakely]

So lovely.

[Christine Louise]

Great shot, one again the colours are gorgeous

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful capture FAV!

[katy]

This is a beautifully clear photo and a great full on portrait portrait of him

[Babs]

He looks a bit glum, I hope he finds a lady friend soon.

[Mags]

Beautiful capture!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Stunning pose

[Steve Chappell]

Great closeup

[Allison Maltese]

Nice composition and artistic framing. The bird has such a nice pop of red color against the green background.

[Beverley]

Lovely close up, so beautiful 🤩

[mittens (Marilyn)]

He is beautiful. Great capture.

[Paula Fontanini]

Beautiful capture but he looks like he's wearing a frownie face! :(

[Corinne C]

Wonderful portrait! This bird is amazing!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh they are just stunning!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

What a gorgeous bird!

[Peter]

Beautifully captured and presented Diana:)

[Milanie]

Beautiful

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice capture- he certainly is a handsome bird!

[Heather]

Such a gorgeous bird and a super capture and presentation, Diana! Great focus, light, colour, dof- the package! Fav!

[amyK]

Terrific focus

[Kathy A]

I like the look on his face

[Diana]

@narayani @monikozi @beryl @wh2021 @wakelys @365projectclmutlow @ziggy77 @grammyn @onewing @marlboromaam @365projectorgchristine @swchappell @falcon11 @beverley365 @mittens @bluemoon @corinnec @koalagardens @kchuk @pcoulson @milaniet @olivetreeann @365projectorgheatherb @amyk @kjarn Thanks for the lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@monikozi The female is just a mousy brownish colour Moni ;-)

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Awesome shot

[Rick]

Great shot.

[Diana]

@elisasaeter @rickster549 Thanks so much :-)