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Platycercus elegans [Crimson Rosella]


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Oldfield, D. 2014. Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) (Psittacidae) Crimson Rosella. Fauna photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php?/topic/992-platycercus-elegans-crimson-rosella/

 

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

3 August 2014

Australian bird

 

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The Crimson Rosella is a showy parrot distributed throughout coastal south-eastern Australia and frequently a tame visitor to parks and gardens. The blue feather was a tail feather and the red from around the head and neck. These birds always beat us to our almonds, peaches and apricots.

 

Visible Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, B+W UV/IR Cut Filter.

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Image Reference: DO53308

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Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nikon SB-14 flash, 1/180s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

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Image Reference: DO53312

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References:

 

Pizzey, G and Knight F. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Angus & Robertson, 1999, p. 276.

 

Published 19 August 2014

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