I can’t tell you how privileged I feel. I watched the three Superb Fairy Wren fledglings come out of the nest. I was so lucky, because they were only briefly out in the open, now they are well hidden in the dense grass. Sorry, I can’t make up my mind which photos to post, hope you enjoy the ones I have chosen?
They are all excellent shots so I am glad you shared them all. What lens and camera were you using?
Keefsmit
I use a SONY SLT-A77V camera
For the photos inside the nest, I used a
SONY DT 18-55mm lens F 3.5-5.6 SAM
Shutter speed 1/320, ISO 1600
For the ones outside the nest
A SONY 70-400mm F4.0-5.6 G lens
Shutter speed 1/320 ISO 1600 focal length was 300mm taken from about 2.5 m distance (hand held)
I didn’t work on them, only cropped a tiny bit on either side, because the grass was too blurry.
Thanks for the nice comment.
M-L
Cute little birds
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
You are very lucky (although you clearly work at it. Ha ha it's like something people used to say at my cricket team "the harder I work, the luckier I get!)
Sadly I will be away when my babies fledge (probably in the next few days). I watched daddy and mummy feeding them constantly over the past few days.
I even approached the nest, and just to get a better look I moved some twigs from very close to the entance of the nest. ... Has anyone ever heard a baby wren's distress call? It is amazingly loud. It certainly made me jump! I was very tempted to do it again and record it for you all (all in the name of research of course) but I decided I would leave them alone.
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
After the previous disasters it must be so gratifying to see these 3 survivors surviving, Araminta. Nice to see 3 more native birds.
Thanks everyone. Yes soakes, I have heard them call for help, if you can call it that. I’m also a little worried about them begging very loudly, now that they are out of the nest. Although they are hiding in the grass, the 7 f…..g cats next door must hear them. The young would be an easy meal. (After we trapped 2 more cats and handed then over to the ranger, she got some new ones. Nice, isn’t it? She has a cat run, but hardly ever uses it) Why can’t people control their animals?
M-L