A little chatterbox

and I have no idea what upset him!
He was sitting in the same pincushion bush but suddenly took off.

Those yellow epauletts are the full breeding colour to attract the females. Many have lost them already.

[narayani]

Gorgeous capture

[Krista Mae]

Such a great shot of this colorful fellow. I wish I could have heard him chattering. He couldn't be saying anything nice! Lol!

[l.eggzy]

Oh he is beautiful. You've captured him perfectly

[Issi Bannerman]

What a fabulous shot!

[Susan Wakely]

So nicely captured

[Casablanca]

What a super shot

[vaidas]

Great image - he is singing?

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[Liz Gooster]

Astonishing shot and so clear

[Lou Ann]

Such a great capture, he’s really a pretty boy.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Brilliant I love this one

[Zilli~]

Wonderful capture of this beautiful bird

[Martyn Drage]

Great shot, lovely colours

[Corinne C]

Stunning shot Diana! With all your bird pics you can publish a book and it would be wonderful!

[katy]

You have shown us so many beautiful bird photos already this week. It is really difficult to predict which one is going to make it to the top 20! I love the timing in this one to catch him with his beak open. You are giving us a very interesting education as well about the breeding colors of these birds

[Mags]

Great shot!

[Bucktree]

Gorgeous capture.

[gloria jones]

Brilliant capture :)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Super capture fav!

[Jerzy]

Oh I bet this handsome fella will attract the females. VERY well captured!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great timing on this. He is so pretty, too.

[Chrissie]

Incredible capture

[Allison Maltese]

What a great shot! I love that open curved beak.

[Beverley]

Super super photo… yes your birds are so superb…. Beautiful shots

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Hopefully he's successful! His colors look good to me, but I'm not a bird. (o:

[Tia]

What a beautiful bird! Great timing

[Rob Z]

Fabulous image

[Peter]

Fantastic closeup detail and colour Diana, Fav:)

[Carole Sandford]

What a beautiful capture!

[Chris Cook]

Splendid shot.

[haskar]

Stunning capture. Fav

[Heather]

A great capture, Diana, with his beak wide open and his plumage all fluffed up! His colours are stunning, and you show off his beauty so well with your shallow dof! Fav!

[George]

So colourful!

[Renee Salamon]

I love this guy

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice

[Danette Thompson]

Stunning photo

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Diana]

@narayani @peekysweets @leggzy @jamibann @wakelys @casablanca @vaidasguogis @joansmor @lizgooster @louannwarren @365projectorgchristine @zilli @dragey74 @corinnec @grammyn @marlboromaam @dkellogg @seattlite @ziggy77 @jerzyfotos @mittens @cmf @falcon11 @beverley365 @olivetreeann @tiaj1402 @robz @pcoulson @carole_sandford @cdcook48 @haskar @365projectorgheatherb @gaf005 @rensala @elisasaeter @danette @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[LManning (Laura)]

A stunner!

[Paula Fontanini]

Sing, Sing a Song!! What a glorious capture!

[Diana]

@ljmanning @bluemoon Many thanks :-)