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Copyright: Vanessa RB (VanessaRB)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-05-10 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Nikon D40X, 17-55mm AF-S DX Nikkor |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-05-11 2:45 |
| Viewed: 313 |
| Points: 8 |
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My brother in law is a breeder of budgeriars. Yesterday I had the opportunity to shoot this little chick of 3 days old. The egg next to the chick is soon coming out.
The Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus, nicknamed budgie), the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus, is a small parrot belonging to the tribe of the broad-tailed parrots (Platycercini); these are sometimes considered a subfamily (Platycercinae). In the latter case, the Budgerigar is sometimes isolated in a tribe of its own, the Melopsittacini, although it is probably quite closely related to Pezoporus and Neophema. Though Budgerigars are often called Parakeets, especially in American English, this term refers to any of a number of small Parrots with long flat tails. The Budgerigar is found throughout the drier parts of Australia and has survived in the inlands of that continent.
Budgerigars are about 18 cm (7 in) long and weigh 30-40 grams. Wild Budgerigars display a green body colour (abdomen and rumps), while their mantle (back and wing coverts) is black edged in yellow. The forehead and face is yellow in adults, and barred black with yellow in young till they change into their adult plumage at 3-4 months of age. Each cheek has a small dark purple patch (cheek patches) and a series of 3 black spots across each sides of their throats (throat-spots) of which the outermost spots are situated at the base of each cheek-patches. The tail is cobalt (dark-blue); outside tail feathers display central yellow flashes. Their wings have greenish-black flight feathers and black coverts with yellow fringes along with central yellow flashes which only becomes visible in flight and/or when the wings are stretched. Bill olive grey and legs blueish-grey, with zygodactyl toes. Wild budgerigars are noticeably smaller than those in captivity. These parrots have been bred in many other colours in captivity, such as white, blue, and even purple, although they are mostly found in pet stores in blue, green, yellow and occasionally white. Budgerigar plumage is known to fluoresce under ultraviolet light, a phenomenon possibly related to courtship and mate selection.
The colour of the cere (the area containing the nostrils) differs between the sexes; royal blue in males, pale-brown to white (non-breeding) or brown (breeding) in females and pink in immatures of both sexes (usually of a more even purplish-pink colour in young males).Some female budgies develop brown cere only during breeding time and later disappears. Young females can often be identified by a subtle chalky whiteness that starts around the cere nostril holes. Males that are either albino, lutino and/or recessive-pied (aka Danishpied aka Harlequin) always retain the immature purplish-pink cere colour their entire life.
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- thor68
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(4567) - [2008-05-11 4:48]
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very interesting capture, never saw parrot eggs or babies like
that before. i hope you will show us more from their development.
great job & best wishes, thor.
very cute, TFS Ori
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- Nilson
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(2021) - [2008-05-11 11:21]
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Bela foto bela cena deste pequeno ser muito bem focado e interessante parabéns.
Nilson
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- wuta
(2026)
- [2008-05-23 11:06]
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Hallo Vannessa , Een prachtige foto van de baby parkiet tussen zijn a.s. broertjes of zusjes , mooie compositie , Fijn Weekend Teunie .
