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Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Kathie

We had a visit from this bird again the other day. We don’t see it very often and it always announces its presence loudly. So my husband and I looked in the direction of the noise and found it high up in a gum tree in the neighbour’s yard. We could see it from our…

Cockatoos in the Ranges

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Kathie

Grant’s Picnic Ground is in the Dandenong Ranges and a popular tourist stop to feed the birds. Here the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo is trying hard to grab a bag of seed and another has been checking the ground for fallen seed.

Peek-a-boo

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Kathie

With summer now here (well, sort of) a lot of the bird life has begun hanging around again. This cheeky Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo was peeking at me from the roof – maybe he thought I might have something for him.

Another kookaburra

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Kathie

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.

Close up of a Kookaburra

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Kathie

Different angle to what I normally get to take. This is on my property.

Kathie Thomas has a Diploma in Photography (Professional Photography) and has won many local competitions and awards for her nature photography. She has twice been Commended in Australia Photography’s Nature Photographer of the Year competitions.

While this site is about the Dandenong Ranges and Nature in general, Kathie’s main passion is birds and she is an ethical birder. She takes photos of wild birds without baiting with calls, and avoids using flash photography.

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