I finally managed to do a brief stint of birding Saturday after a report of 40-50 Dusky Woodswallows were spotted just 5 mins from my place the previous day.
I may have found them if we hadn't had 65km/hour winds on Friday night which blew trees down everywhere, causing us and many others to lose power for over 24hrs.
The person that reported them also went Saturday but said the roost they were using had blown away and there was no sign of them anywhere. Hope they are ok somewhere.
Anyway, still managed to shoot anything that moved. Here are a few.
Some Torresian Crows
Pied Butcherbird
Grey Fantail
Mistletoebird
Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos
White-Headed Pigeon
Female Superb Fairywren
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Double Barred Finch
Very nice shots, I really like the Mistletoebird, the White-headed Pigeon and the Double-barred Finch becasue I rarely see any of those.
Great set Devon!
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Nice work Devon. I can relate to the "shoot anything that moves" lately :-)
Weather has been appalling and birding ops are reduced a tad.
Pity you missed the dusky wood swallows, hope they found a safer spot to ride out the winds.
Lots of great photos there ... the male mistletoe bird is a little beauty, also very much like the pied butcher bird
Great shots and several birds I have never seen before
Love that Finch and Mistletoe photos
Dont take life too seriously, it never ends well
Looks like you had a good day out. The advantage of being primarily interested in the photography side rather than twiching or bird watching is that there's always a better photograph to be had and you just never know what the day will bring. Also noticed the nice clear blue winter sky is a plus as well. As for those strong winds I'm just pleased they have settled down now.
Samford Valley Qld.
Such clear distinct photos. What a day!
Thanks for the comments guys. The Mistletoebird & the Finch are my fav too. I do like the Butcherbird too and was happy with how it turned out as the can be hard to photograph without blowing out either the blacks or the whites. I also like the look on the Cuckoo doves face.
Great set of shots Devster, love the mistletoe bird.