Female eastern spine bill

I had an early-ish walk in the botanic gardens hoping to find some bird life before it hits 38C today! Already it was hot and most were hiding but this lady allowed me to get one good shot. Her more glamorous hubby wouldn't come out of the thick blooms of the kangaroo paw!

[Taffy]

This is quite a strong image -- great portrait including the sparkle in her eye, strong details in her feathers. I like the tones as well.

[Diana]

Lovely capture.

[Connie Little]

Wonderful capture. Like the details and light on the bird. Fav.

[Issi Bannerman]

Beautiful capture of this bird and the sunshine!

[Joan Robillard]

Neat

[Graham Harcombe]

Great shot - what a beak!

[Merrelyn]

Great shot, the kangaroo paws make a great backdrop for the spine bill :)

[carol white]

A beautiful capture. Fav!! 😀

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[Wendy]

Lovely.

[Junko Y]

Yup. another fav. And who could say it better than @taffy already did?