Australian Birds: Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)

I can never tell what I'll find when I head out of the house. This fine afternoon, I found a pair of eastern rosellas, but only one of them would oblige me by sitting long enough to sit still for a photograph or three.

He looked very handsome in the afternoon light, even when preparing to fly.

I encountered them on another walk - this one in the morning but, as soon as I turned the camera towards them, they took wing. Here's all I got.

To find out more about the crimson rosella, try visiting the following sites:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_rosella;
• http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/eastern-rosella;
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAhduTGV4y4;
• http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=13581;
• http://www.mdahlem.net/birds/12/eastros.php;
• http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Platycercus-eximius.