06 July 2014

Orange Chat

At the Desert Park in Alice Springs N.T. were several large, walk-in aviaries.  These Orange Chats were fabulous to see.  Sure, I'd love to have see them out in the wild, but I didn't.


on the move

searching

I went back again on our tour 'free day' to see them again.  In the early morning sunshine, preening...






20 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello Carole, your Orange Chat is a beautiful bird. We have a Yellow-breasted Chat seen here in the states. Lovely photos! Have a happy day and week ahead!

Bob Bushell said...

I've never seen or heard the Orange Chat before, beautiful shots that you have made, cheers.

Brian King said...

Beautiful birds! I like the "mask" the male has!

TexWisGirl said...

beautiful! at least they are in natural environs!

thewovenspoke said...

I haven't seen a yellow Chat before, nice series of photos.

Irma said...

Beautiful pictures of the Orange Chat, Carole.
Preening of the springs is wonderful to see.
Photo 3 is my favorite.

Rhodesia said...

Beautiful photos despite not being in the wild. Love them. Diane

Ana Mínguez Corella said...

Nice bird.. Congrats for the pictures and greetings.

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Such a beautiful bird and to think you got PIX!!!! ....:)JP

Lisa Gordon said...

They are just adorable, Carole!
I hope you've had a wonderful weekend.

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Fantastic photos of the bird with the orange and yellow feathers. Amazing !
Best regards, Synnöve

Phil Slade said...

An intersting species there Carole, one I've never heard of until now. I'm guessing it's loosely related to the wheatear family of chats.

Breathtaking said...

Lovely captures of the Orange Chat. Another bird I have never seen. Lucky you to have seen it even if it was at the Dessert Park.
Best Regards.

Gail Dixon said...

Ooohhh, he's pretty! Love your shots. Whether in the wild or not, these are fantastic. :)

Joyful said...

aw, what a cute bird!

Stewart M said...

This would be a great bird to see in the wild! Such good colours.

Sorry for slow reply - hectic weeks!

Cheers - Stewart M

Ileana said...

They are adorable! Have a nice day!

Helma said...

You did not see these beautiful yellow colored birds in the wild, but in a park. It also does not matter because they are beautiful to look at. Thank you for this beautiful bird photos :-)

Kay said...

Lovely bird, I like the colors.

Liz said...

What a gorgeous little bird!