Yes these birds are real survivors,Sometimes they flock in their millions and that's a sight believe me ..Blocking out the sun even..We call them stinkers over here..Catch them at the right angle and they are real colourful..Nice one..R.
You must have a very nice telephoto lens, Jim. I can't seem to get close enough to any sort of wild bird for a clean shot. Of course it could be the hat that I wear that looks like a bald eagle that scares them off.
You got a great capture of this on thos bushes mate!..love the DOF on this too!