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Fischer's Lovebird
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History on the shot:
I had been chasing these lovebirds all morning and have finally given up as they are very shy and as soon as I raised my lens to get a shot, the entire family would fly into the most dense part of the acacia trees. I was walking to my room with coffee and postcards. and suddenly saw this little one close to the path and not totally obscured. I hurriedly laid the coffee down (spilling some on my (white!) skirt and postcards) and crawled under the acacia and sat there and got some excellent shots of this shy bird. Some locals were watching me and from the expression on their faces ... they were just as amused at my behaviour as I was thrilled with that of the love bird. I think they thought I was quite batty, but I got my shot of my beloved bird IN THE WILD!!!
Scientific Name: Agapornis personata fischeri
There is a wide variety of attractive color mutations of the Fischer's Lovebird, which include the dilute blue, dilute yellow, pied, black or dark eyed white, albino, lutino, and cinnamon.
Distribution:
The Fischer's Lovebird is native to eastern Africa north of Tanzania and south and southeast of Lake Victoria. They inhabit isolated shrubs and clumps of trees surrounded by grassy plains. They were originally discovered in the late 1800's.
Description:
The Fischer's Lovebird is a bit smaller lovebird. They have a general green plumage that is more yellowish underneath. The forehead, cheeks, and throat are an orange-red and the rest of the head is a dull olive green. The neck and upper breast is a golden yellow. The tail has some yellow and black barrings and pale blue feathers on the upper part. The eye is brown surrounded by a naked white eye ring. The beak is red and the legs are a pale gray. The young are duller especially on the head and they have black markings on the beak.
The fischer's Lovebird belongs to a group of lovebirds called the 'eye-ring' species. There are four eye-ring species, with the other three being the Masked Lovebird A. p. personata, Black-cheeked Lovebird A. p. nigrigenis, and the Nyasa Lovebird A. p. lilianae. This group can be identified by the obvious strong ring around their eyes.
Size - Weight:
The Fischer's Lovebird is a bit smaller than the other lovebird species, only getting up to about 5 3/4"(14.5 cm) in length.
Eating Habits:
In the wild the Fischer's Lovebird eats seeds as well as agricultural crops, especially maize and millets.
Social Behaviors:
In the wild they are seen in small flocks, and occasionally larger flocks when feeding in ripening crop fields.
Activities:
Loves to fly, climb, and play.
Details on species from http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/lovebirds/fischerslovebird.php |
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(4046) - [2006-02-18 10:45]
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Hi Liezel,
Wonderful picture, intense detail and the textures of the feathers are superb. Great colours, nicely framed and good DOF.
Nice image,
Adrian
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- eleana
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(2233) - [2006-02-18 15:04]
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WOW, great colours and composition!
Like it a lot!
TFS and best wishes,
Elena
Hi Liezel.
Good detail, colours and very sharp.
Composition and exposure are good. Good POV and framing.
Thanks for posting, enjoy the end of the weekend.
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