A bird, followed by a cat, followed by a dog!

[Mad Ged]

Three pics that fell off the back of my hard drive, the first is a Rainbow Lorikeet who lands on my window sill regularly for a feed. He always brings his wife with him - my friend the bird lover tells me that they mate for life and will always travel together. They are the most incredibly colourful birds, every colour of the rainbow! They are not shy either, you see them all over the area, dropping in on people for a free meal, they are not silly.

The second is a cat that lives a few doors down from me and watches me walk by from underneath his front gate.

And, finally, my mate Big Kev. You may remember him from a previous post as the dog who weighs more than me. This is the face he pulled the other night when I asked him if he had been a good boy that day.

[Angelb]

We used to breed Lories, they are gorgeous entertaining birds that is until they bite, ouch...ouch. Love the pose and look of the cat, don't mess with me dude...I have sharp claws. With a face like that I'm sure Kevin could get away with anything even if he wasn't a good boy.

[vimalkv]

Hi Gerard, Nice shots...Very colorful bird...Nice perspective of the Cat shot...and the expression on your dog's face is also well captured...TFS

[pjflan7]

at the zoo, a lorakeet managed to take a portion of my daughter's ear......just enough to draw blood......I thought "damn. who would have thought the top of her ear looked like a banana?

[picnik]

The lorikeet is gorgeous... beautiful colors, great shot.
Beautiful black cat...
But my favorite is Big Kev... He is adorable. What breed is he?
What a face! Just wanna give him a big hug.

Oh.. and I've been meaning to tell you that your avatar threw me off a little...
your eyes move!!! wahhhh... I thought I was seeing things at first... it's awesome

[shmelly]

Great pictures Gerard, love the rainbow lorrie, silly birds, I have nursed a few back to health in my time. Did you know if they have a surface to sleep on they will sleep on their backs!! Funniest thing I have ever seen.

[Steves Shots]

And they were all followed by a Mad Ged!, great shots, love those rainbows, we bred these and had one that swore, but won't go into details, thanks for sharing, great shot of Kevin to I must say, lovely dog, cheers Steve.

[Fred flyfisher]

Great set Gerard, I love the dog's expression. Priceless.

[JustJim]

Great shots! Love the colours in the Lorrie, they're also around here down in the 'Marsh', as well as budgies and sulphur crested cockies too. That's a serene looking cat, but then they almost always are - I'm sure they know something. And Big Kev, he's just saying "Good, what's good mean? Why are you asking anyway, don't make me come over there and sit on you."

Thanks for sharing, love your work.

[Mad Ged]

Originally Posted by Angelb

We used to breed Lories, they are gorgeous entertaining birds that is until they bite, ouch...ouch. Love the pose and look of the cat, don't mess with me dude...I have sharp claws. With a face like that I'm sure Kevin could get away with anything even if he wasn't a good boy.

Thanks Angela

Originally Posted by vimalkv

Hi Gerard, Nice shots...Very colorful bird...Nice perspective of the Cat shot...and the expression on your dog's face is also well captured...TFS

Thanks Vimalkv

Originally Posted by pjflan7

at the zoo, a lorakeet managed to take a portion of my daughter's ear......just enough to draw blood......I thought "damn. who would have thought the top of her ear looked like a banana?

Ouch, yes they do tend to bite. Hope your daughter got over it.

Originally Posted by picnik

The lorikeet is gorgeous... beautiful colors, great shot.
Beautiful black cat...
But my favorite is Big Kev... He is adorable. What breed is he?
What a face! Just wanna give him a big hug.

Oh.. and I've been meaning to tell you that your avatar threw me off a little...
your eyes move!!! wahhhh... I thought I was seeing things at first... it's awesome

Thanks Nikki, he is a mixture of Great Dane, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Greyhound & a few other for good measure. The girls really do seem to love him, every time he goes for a walk women fall all over him (I should be so lucky!)

As for the eyes, I just did it for a bit of a lark last night. Most people think it's a bit of fun but a couple have said they find it disturbing. If it freaks too many people out I might have to change it!

Originally Posted by shmelly

Great pictures Gerard, love the rainbow lorrie, silly birds, I have nursed a few back to health in my time. Did you know if they have a surface to sleep on they will sleep on their backs!! Funniest thing I have ever seen.

Thanks Michele, I did not know that about the Lorikeets - what a hoot. I must see if I can arrange it and photograph one.

Originally Posted by Steves Shots

And they were all followed by a Mad Ged!, great shots, love those rainbows, we bred these and had one that swore, but won't go into details, thanks for sharing, great shot of Kevin to I must say, lovely dog, cheers Steve.

Thanks Steve, cheers.

Originally Posted by Fred flyfisher

Great set Gerard, I love the dog's expression. Priceless.

Thanks Fred, he is a charmer.

Originally Posted by JustJim

Great shots! Love the colours in the Lorrie, they're also around here down in the 'Marsh', as well as budgies and sulphur crested cockies too. That's a serene looking cat, but then they almost always are - I'm sure they know something. And Big Kev, he's just saying "Good, what's good mean? Why are you asking anyway, don't make me come over there and sit on you."

Thanks for sharing, love your work.

Thanks Jim, I appreciate your comments & feedback.

Cheers everyone,