Sunday, October 2, 2011

Plover poses - Pipit pauses

Hot-footed it across Lucinda sands yesterday in pursuit of Red-capped Plovers (Charadrius ruficapillus).


Mostly, birds faster than me. But one hopped onto driftwood and stopped briefly.


Also darting about the dunes, Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae).
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5 comments:

  1. mickOctober 2, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Different places suit different birds I guess. I find the Red-capped Plovers easy to get close to down here but can't get anywhere near a Pipit. I would certainly like to get close enough for a photo like yours.

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  2. Tyto TonyOctober 3, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Time to ask Santa for a new camera and bigger lens???

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  3. mickOctober 3, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Tut! Tut! Don't say my confidence in your powers of observation has been misplaced! You were the only one that noticed I had a new lens last year. Haven't you seen the results of the new camera over the last month? Santa came early.

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  4. Denis WilsonOctober 4, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    Hi Tony
    Great shot of the male Red-cap (first shot). Beautiful contrasts.
    The other is just taking a break, after you having chased it, I suspect. Mind you, you must have been careful to keep it walking, not flying off - right away from you.
    Cheers
    Denis
    PS I can certify that Mick has been getting some great shots of her birds recently.

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  5. Tyto TonyOctober 5, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Oops! Sorry Mick. Been a bit distracted lately.

    Hi Denis. One good thing about ageing is slowing in any chase.

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