Little Red Rooster?

Posted by dobbino (Cape Town, South Africa) on 9 September 2008 in Animal & Insect.

Actually a little Red Bishop - but isn't he just beautiful? He's back in the garden after many, many years, so we have finally found a seed mixture (we have tried all sorts) that appeals to them. When we built our home 15 years ago, these birds lived in the surrounding area, and unfortunately the natural vegetation was gradually taken over by new homes and buildings. So it's great to have them back again. BTW - where the birds are feeding once used to be luxurious grass - but that's just under the main feeder and we decided we would rather have the birds than the grass!

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Canon EOS 40D
1/125 second
F/5.6
ISO 400
300 mm

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