These are zoo shots (except for the Black Cockatoo which is wild), but the birds are so beautiful and would be almost impossible for me to get in the wild (a number are very rare) that I thought I would post them just so you could see their beauty. All shot through cage wire!
Part 1
1) Bourke's Parrot - uncommon - Australian native.
Z9 + Z 100-400 f4.5-5.6 VR S, 1/100s f/5.3 at 290.0mm iso1000
2) Rainbow Bee-eater - Australian native.
Z9 + 500 f5.6 PF, 1/100s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso1600
3) Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo - Australian Native.
Z9 + 500 f5.6 PF, 1/250s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso2200
4) Princess Parrot - Australian Native.
Z9 + Z 100-400 f4.5-5.6 VR S, 1/100s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso500
5) Scaly-breatsed Lorikeet takes a bath - Australian Native.
Z9 + 500 f5.6 PF, 1/250s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso6400
6) Star Finch - Australian Native.
Z9 + Z 100-400 f4.5-5.6 VR S, 1/250s f/5.3 at 290.0mm iso1600