Paradise Shelduck

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Fri, 20/05/2016 - 21:20

vas

Paradise Shelduck

Hi all

Been a while since i last posted thanks to my 6 week old (Oliver) and his forever asking me hundreds of questions a day older brother Alex ;-)
Anyway here is a few taken a few weeks ago of the male Paradise Shelduck that was hanging around the Wilberforce area till recently. I don't think it has been seen recently but i did manage a fair few photo's. Here are some of the ones i have been able to process so far.

Enjoy!

Thanks to two juvenile Sea-Eagles i manged to get it in flight, was a little far and had to crop but they came out ok

The rest of the sequence put together in 1

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 07:50

timrp

Very good shots of it, I went there to see it too but didn't get good shots of it. Did you see the Great-crested Grebes on the lagoon?

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 11:42

Reflex

Quality photos Vas. I especially like #2 with the droplets of water. The last shot,is that made up of several shots put together?

Samford Valley Qld.

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 12:40

HelloBirdy

Nice photos- I don't think many people got that close to it

Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 12:53

Woko

Oliver has an enquiring mind. To be much encouraged.

Great shots of the Paradise Shelducks. Have they been seen in Australia before your sighting, vas? I read in Morcombe that they're endemic to NZ & a flock was seen on Lord Howe Island in 1950.

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 12:56

Woko

Oliver has an enquiring mind - to be much encouraged!

Has this species been seen in Australia before, vas? I read in Morcombe that it's endemic to NZ but a flock was seen on Lord Howe Island in 1950.

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 20:50

vas

timrp wrote:

Very good shots of it, I went there to see it too but didn't get good shots of it. Did you see the Great-crested Grebes on the lagoon?

Thanks mate :-)

I saw them and got a few photo's of them too

Originally there were the adult and 3 chicks, and last quick drop by there was only 1 left. Will check again when i get a free hour or two

Link to my Flickr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869355@N07/

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 20:53

vas

Reflex wrote:

Quality photos Vas. I especially like #2 with the droplets of water. The last shot,is that made up of several shots put together?

Thanks Reflex :-)

Yes the last shot is from a sequence that started with the 2nd last, i just got lazy to upload them all but since its from the same exposure it's easy to combine in PS ;-)

So there were really 8 shots all i focus and i put 2-8 in that shot

Link to my Flickr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869355@N07/

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 21:00

vas

HelloBirdy wrote:

Nice photos- I don't think many people got that close to it
Thanks :-) Still had to crop them about 50% but my new lens is tack sharp and used 1.4x tele converter and handheld. It's easy to sneak up to this bird and if he is not comfortable he will give off a call and if he does just stop and he will go on as usual and walk even closer to you if u don't move. Just takes patience as you do not want to scare him off and the farmers didn't mind us being there as they were there when i took these.

Link to my Flickr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869355@N07/

Sat, 21/05/2016 - 21:05

#10

vas

Woko wrote:

Oliver has an enquiring mind - to be much encouraged!
Has this species been seen in Australia before, vas? I read in Morcombe that it's endemic to NZ but a flock was seen on Lord Howe Island in 1950.

Cheers :-)

Yes but they think it's the same bird from Lake Wollumboola as when it took off from there it appeared shortly after in wilberforce.

I am not sure where it is now, might be elsewhere on the lagoon or moved on since the water dropped in its little hangout.

Link to my Flickr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869355@N07/

Wed, 25/05/2016 - 15:18

#11

Devster

Well done capturing these Vas. I love the sequence you put together as well as the one drinking the water.

Sat, 28/05/2016 - 20:18

#12

Dmenace

Nice work, Vas. Thanks for sharing.

Mon, 30/05/2016 - 21:18

#13

vas

Thanks Devon :-)

Devster wrote:

Well done capturing these Vas. I love the sequence you put together as well as the one drinking the water.

Link to my Flickr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869355@N07/

Mon, 30/05/2016 - 21:19

#14

vas

Thank you :-)

Dmenace wrote:

Nice work, Vas. Thanks for sharing.

Link to my Flickr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869355@N07/

Tue, 31/05/2016 - 19:12

#15

rawshorty

Very nice shots, Vas. I was lucky to get it at Wollumboola on the morning before it was discovered ( I did not click it wasn't ours )

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Tue, 31/05/2016 - 22:04

#16

vas

Thanks shorty.

I didn't know it was at Wildberforce and got a flight shot in not so good conditions and far away of it before i knew it was there. Two birders walking past me said are you here for the duck and i soon learnt about it. I looked back at the shots i took of the unkown duck flying over and there it was on my sd card lol.

rawshorty wrote:

Very nice shots, Vas. I was lucky to get it at Wollumboola on the morning before it was discovered ( I did not click it wasn't ours )

Link to my Flickr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869355@N07/

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