Was watching the birds in our park the other day. A family of wrens and a small brown thornbill. I can sit in our pergola almost undetected as I’m surrounded by bushes. Using my 70-300mm lens means I can get in closer for shots without moving closer. This little brown thornbill seemed to be pondering whether or not to jump into the birdbath. It finally did, had a splash and then flew off, as you can see in the pics below.
I went next door to my neighbour’s yard as it’s always good for birdlife amongst the bushes but came back disappointed as there was nothing much around, despite the sun being out. So I was very surprised when I looked on my own lawns near the birdbath and raised beds to find a family of superb fairy-wrens hopping around. I set my sights on a male – they are a brilliant blue and black in colour. Missed getting it on the bird bath but did get it on the small maple tree nearby.
Can you tell they’re one of my favourite birds to shoot? I keep hoping for that ultimate perfect Kookaburra photo. This one was at the train station while I was waiting for my husband’s train to come in.
Seen in our grounds on the weekend, this Kookaburra eyes a worm from a tree, flies down and grabs it, then swallows it down.
Out on one of my daily walks I saw a male Superb Wren in brilliant colour and a dog who decided to join me on my walk.
I recently joined a local photography club close to where I now live and they had a photowalk one morning last week at a park I’d never been to before. There were only a half dozen of us and it was at 9am. This suited me well. I prefer in the morning (and even earlier is good) so that I can spend time enjoying a walk and taking photos before having to get into the workload of the day.
This week you’ll see photos from that walk. I hope you enjoy them.
This was a small group of Australian Magpies enjoying the morning sun.
A photo of a blue banded bee I took led me to a path of discovery. I began researching to find out what kind of bee it was. I've actually learnt lots of things since that day and can now name almost every bird in this region and identify it by its call too. Apart from improving my skills in photography and learning more about my camera, lighting, settings, etc, I've learnt so much more about the environment in which I live. [Read More …]
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How exciting!Sally K Witt, Social Media and Ministry on Red-tailed black cockatoo
Always love the birds and animal shots, Kathie!Kathie Thomas on Kangaroos in the park
They are generally shy of people and when there are a lot of people at the park they retreat into the bush. But when there's...Sally K Witt, Social Media and Ministry on Kangaroos in the park
Are they shy, or do they hang around people? Is it dangerous to be near them?Sally K Witt, Social Media and Ministry on Two views of the jetty
Very nice Kathie!