My total count, so far this year, is 113. Most of that in January, with only a couple of ‘new’ birds in this month of February. I haven’t been out as much, birding, with the really hot weather but have been visiting a few other places with my husband or with friends, from time to…
Category: Birds
Birding in 2024
Well, I started off with good intentions, with a page specifically showing the birds I had been seeing in 2024. But come August I just didn’t get around to updates. I’d gone away on a holiday for a month to the Flinders Ranges during Aug/Sept and then when we got back home, was busy doing…
I love my P950!
Gee, I love my Nikon P950. And if you’re a regular reader here you’ve probably already worked that out. These images are of an Eastern Spinebill in a banksia on our property in Selby taken a couple of days ago. Both shots taken from the same position. The smaller image at 850mm and…
The Circle of Life
I’ve been under the weather with a bad cold but am now finally able to start wandering around outside again, for more than 10 minutes. So today, I went for a wander around our property and down into the paddock. Nice to venture further outside. I was down the back listening for birds when suddenly…
Shooting full zoom with the P950
I love using my P950 at full zoom to get really good close ups of my subjects – usually birds. I get some asking how I hold the lens so still? It has taken practice. It is a light lens, doesn’t weigh a lot, so does sway after I’ve pressed the button but by then…