Great lens the 400 5.6 nice and light especially when compared to the 500 4.5, very sharp and quick. Excellent shot, a little more background above the bird would give more balance. But that is being picky. Well done

Hi Ina its called a hedghog which is no where as nice as 'Pindsvin'. They are obviously northern hemisphere. However I believe they were introduced into New Zealand in the late 1800s and have apparently flourished

Hi Zahoor Ahmed very well light image beautiful soft reflection on the feathers. looks to be a young bird with the absence of a tail, possibly the angle and attitude of the subject. Well done

Spot on shot wonderful effort.lovely definition of feathers with light through the wings and the gleam of light from the eye is terrific. Well done. The Canon 30D is working well

Im with Pekka the blurring is effective giving the impression of movement. I don't believe it is too dark either, this adss to the dramatic effect and intent of the bird. Even if the intent was only to interrupt the show, cheers

GOOD ONE I have tried unsucessfully on several ocassions to catch an image while one sat in a hedgerow. Now I can look at yours.

Scientific name: Trichoglossus haematodus
Family: Psittacidae
Order: Psittaciformes
The Rainbow Lorikeet appears to have benefited from artificial feeding stations and prolific-fruiting and flowering trees and shrubs.
Very noisy critters these, but striking enough in the color stakes. Nice image particularly like the reflected color on the lp of the bowl. The other shadow in the bowl is a little distracting though, but that is life and the nature of it. Well done

Looks like broom in flower. It is a pest in this country. The exposure is a little dark perhaps but the arrangement is great. Well done

Well captured Chris, being armed with bait shows some per-planning. Great result from the S3. how do you find it as compact type camera?

Good catch striking coloration. The background is suitably out of focus although the sunlight on the wter is a little distracting. Natural photography is like that though, take what you are offered next chance may not be as good. We done