I love the beauty of the Australian Gum Tree (Eucalyptus) and thought this tree looked just beautiful. We have several different versions of gum trees, their bark and trunks vary considerably. You’ll see the stringy bark on this one.
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Close up of a Kookaburra
Different angle to what I normally get to take. This is on my property.
What has caught their attention?
A discussion on the APF forum I belong to was about what was holding the attention of these kookaburras? Usually when there are a number together they are looking in different directions for food but not all in the same direction and not usually up either. There was the most gorgeous sunrise yesterday and I…
The kookaburras are back
Now it’s a bit cooler and we’ve had some rain too, the kookaburras have returned to our property. I missed seeing them every day.
Kookaburra closer
Got my zoom lens back, yay!
and closer
He’s watching me in this one but after that went back to watching for worms.
Kookaburra closer
This one is a bit closer – I moved a couple of steps, took a shot, moved a couple more steps, took another shot, till I got close as I dared using a regular lens. Thankfully he didn’t fly off – think he’s getting used to seeing me in the garden with a camera hanging…
Kookaburra in the gum tree
Taken in my backyard early morning – I took some distance shots and then gradually moved closer to get better shots of him – all with my 18-55 mm lens as I don’t have the zoom at the moment. He seemed happy to just sit and watch for worms and then occasionally check on me…