photography – Page 29

Another Swamp Hen

January 31, 2021

This time I tried to really capture the colour in this amazing little bird.

Who me??

Look at my beak.

My feet can walk gently over almost anything.

And from behind I have a fluffy white behind

On a Rainy Day in Summer

January 30, 2021

It’s a….. ???? It’s a Cormorant not enjoying the rain…

I started to make a list of the birds that I have photographed and because it’s a rainy day in summer, (one in very few!), and both grandkids who live here have returned to school, I thought I’d take the time to add the list to the blog.

I’m not happy with how it looks. It looks a bit haphazard. I’ll keep playing around and try to improve it. At least the links seem to work. Please tell me if any redirect you places you didn’t expect.

I soon got tired of all that and took the camera out into the rain.

I don’t get many rainy days to look at birds. They didn’t seem to enjoy the rain even though they were water birds.

This pelican hunkered down as low as he could when the rain started.

I think I might be in danger of becoming a twitcher, as there are lots more birds I would like to add to my list.

Swamp Hens

January 29, 2021

These little guys and many of their friends live along the bank of the lagoon out in front of my house and are constant visitors to my garden. They’re always quiet and well-behaved. They don’t make a mess or scratch around and they’re very cute.

Hydromys Chrysogasta

January 28, 2021

Isn’t it always the way. “Will I lug my heavy camera on my evening walk? No I’ll just take the Iphone. MISTAKE… I came across a pair of amazing creatures, hydromys chrysogasta (native water rats). One got out of the water and ran across the track but I was too slow to get a photo. So I got photos but all you can see are the cute little ears. I might try to stalk them tomorrow… with the big lens.

As we head into the 40s

January 26, 2021

It’s just too hot, so I thought I’d put up a cool picture. It was taken a few weeks ago. There aren’t many birds around at the moment. I guess they agree with me, just too hot. They had the sense to head off elsewhere!

Mulberry thief

January 25, 2021

This little guy was perched at the top of the mulberry tree. He’d been very busy helping himself to figs and mulberries in my garden. It was HOT. It is still very hot, 37 degrees C at 9pm, with tomorrow forecast to reach to 4os. It was so hot he just looked at me when I snapped his photo. There’s enough fruit for all of us and I didn’t have the energy to chase him away.

Shrimp plant

January 24, 2021

I’ve had no luck trying to grow this plant, so i kept one in a pot. I moved it to its current Verandah position, shaded but bright, and the dreadful heat, seem to be encouraging it finally to flower. Just the one… but maybe there will be more. I love the colour of its leaves and the flower fascinates me.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

Yellow-billed Spoonbill (2)

January 23, 2021

Here are some more pics of the Spoonbill. Click here to go to more pics.

When the water in this pond fluctuates in depth, fish get trapped, making it an ideal place for birds to feed. However, the big fish in the pond are too much for a Spoonbill to contemplate.