sjames86 4 Report post Posted May 9, 2014 I'm new to the forum but want to share some photos of a few of my birds. I have them all in a large aviary and they breed happily. I have mainly normal or pied birds and one cfw hen. Most of my pieds are minimally marked split pied birds but I have just started getting some more heavily marker chicks. Adult male normal, cfw hen behind Fawn hen (sadly lost her to old age yesterday) and pied youngster Recently fledged nest of 5 pied chicks Pied male father with two of the chicks Pied male Pied fledgling Pied fledgling (from same nest as photo above) Same pied fledgling as photo above, this one has earned the nickname 'Two-face' Adult pied hen Currently have another 14 chicks in the next boxes, including one very heavily marked pied and a random cfw! Thanks for looking 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssteves 51 Report post Posted May 9, 2014 very nice i wish my photo's would come out as nice steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 10 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 Nice birds and great pictures. You should enter some of those in the monthly photo competition. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andyn 534 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 WOW! Looking good! I'm into Pied too and have been advised to introduce White to help get the 50% colour break in cheek patches, tear drops etc. Welcome to the Forum as well. Were your photos from a phone or a camera? Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faracat 27 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 I really enjoyed looking at those. Great photos and lovely birds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmy 528 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 Welcome to the forum SJames. and a fantastic way to introduce yourself. Your birds are just great and I like the colours I have some pieds too. Those are stunning photographs of your birds and I'm looking forward to seeing more in other posts from you. Thanks for sharing . Emmy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjames86 4 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 thank you for the lovely comments. The photos are taken with a nikon 5100 digital slr camera with a zoom lens on. I love taking photos and the birds serve as a nice subject every now and again. Will take some ,more when my current chicks have fledged as very much looking forward to how they develop. Andyn - I jadnt really though about pattern etc, I just keep them for enjoyment and sell my surplus stock when i have a population explosion. I know they're not finches but thought it's share some more photos of the other aviary inhabitants Male canary Female canary (just started sitting a nest of eggs ) My two male kakarikis, both their females are in the nest box Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmy 528 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 Those birds are just stunning Trevor, a member on here, is also interested in photography and manages to get some great shots of birds, insects etc. I got a new camera a while back but as yet my "L" plates are still on Just curious are the kakarikis about the same size as peached faced lovebirds? Emmy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare L 175 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 Hi, Lovely photos, and nice birds too. The chick you call two face seems to be BF, do you have a BF zeb? And Welcome to the forum Clare Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjames86 4 Report post Posted May 11, 2014 Just curious are the kakarikis about the same size as peached faced lovebirds? Emmy No they are bigger, about the same size as a cockatiel but a little bit stockier. The chick you call two face seems to be BF, do you have a BF zeb? Not that I'm aware of, lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
