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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Baza goes for smash and grab
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Monitor with right-of-way not spotted right away
Who gives way on footbridge, Yellow-spotted Monitor or unspotted bird watcher? Naturally, dinkum locals have right-of-way. I step aside, Spo...
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White-faced Heron stands up and begs picture be taken at Tyto. The birds can develop some trust in people, but I've never found any aro... -
Munching on mantids, it's what Pacific Bazas do. Putting it another way, preying on Praying Mantises makes their mornings. Specially whe... -
Finally got my hands on Canon 200-800mm lens after 3-month wait. Just what I'd hoped for: not far short of 100-500 image quality at 500,...
The photo of the Pacific Baza is fantastic with the light shining through the feathers to show the patterns.
ReplyDeleteHi Tony
ReplyDeleteBoth birds are ones I remember only from trips north - too long ago.
Denis
Awesome Tony. I love these 2 raptors are superb. Love the Kite one.
ReplyDeleteHi Mick: I was bit lucky to get such a snap shot. Birds usually much higher above me in trees.
ReplyDeleteHi Denis: And I'd stay south in meantime if I were you. This is going to be a long, long wet. Plus, many more cyclones this season.
Hi Mark: Thanks, mate. Had high hopes for series on kites. Now, they've quit the lagoons and gone back to, of all things, scavenging along the highways - and roadside flood creeks.