One of the great things with being outside every day with a longer lens is that I’m discovering birdlife I didn’t know existed, let alone on our own property. The two bird identifier posters in our dining room, left by the previous owners, have been great for my bird ID education. This is a silver-eye,…
White Butterfly
I have a new 70-300mm lens and am trying it out. I think I’m going to have to start using my monopod or tripod more – I’ve always found them cumbersome to walk around with. Anyway, learning to keep more still and hold it but it is longer and heavier than my other lens.
Birdwatching and what it entails
I’m learning a lot with my bird watching expeditions this year. Some of those expeditions have been away from home and others in the scrub at the back of our property. Here is what I’ve learnt, in no particular order. Wear neutral or earth tone colours, not bold bright colouring. You need to blend into…
Noisy Minah watching me
This Noisy Miner was watching me while I was waiting at the train station to pick up my husband one evening. By the way, I ID most of my birds via the Birds in the Backyard website – very useful!
Shall I or Shan't I?
This Currawong watched me from the large Camelia Bush in the backyard and must have decided I was safe. He flew down onto the lawn and carefully edged toward a chopped up pear core (thrown there for that reason) and grabbed it, all the while keeping a watchful eye should I decide to move from…