Big Day Out

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Rick N
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Big Day Out

Had a full day birding for the first time in a long time so made the most of it.

Started at Harts Rd Wetlands South of Adelaide then Aldinga Scrub, Onkaparinga Recreation Park and finished at Oaklands Wetlands at dusk. Saw a great variety of birds and had a magic time.

Harts Rd -  Darter preen

Aldinga Scrub -  Mistletoebird

Aldinga Scrub -  Magpie

Onkaparinga -  Cockatiel, escapee I imagine, though timid.

Pedlars Creek -  Flock of Seagulls :-)

Onkaparinga - Brown Quail

Oaklands - Pink-eared Duck

HelloBirdy
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Sounds like you had a great day. For some reason I really like the pic of all the gulls

Ryu
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Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera

Rick N
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HelloBirdy wrote:

Sounds like you had a great day. For some reason I really like the pic of all the gulls

Yes, I did too. Especially considering there is at least one "Where'sWally?" in there. 

Don't tell. ;-)

brian63
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Hi Rick,

For the first time ever I also had the opportunity to dedicate much of last weekend to birding and could not believe how rewarding it could be. As a newcomer to this forum I am truly inspired by the quality of photographs from yourself and others here and this set is no different. Certainly sets the bar high and gives a novice like me something to aspire too. 

Brian

HelloBirdy
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Rick N wrote:
HelloBirdy wrote:

Sounds like you had a great day. For some reason I really like the pic of all the gulls

Yes, I did too. Especially considering there is at least one "Where'sWally?" in there. 

Don't tell. ;-)

Ooh, found it! I never would have noticed it if you hadn't told me :) 

Now that photo is about 10 times cooler

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

teganb02
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Great range of photos, I like the Black Winged Stilt amongst the Silvergulls (sorry Rick ;) ) and the Pink Eared Duck is very nice too

Tegan - Melbourne Vic.

laza
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Good stuff Rick

I too really like that Seagull pix

Dont take life too seriously, it never ends well

WhistlingDuck

Great set of photos .... like the pink eared duck  

Reflex
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Sounds like a good day out. I'm going to go with WD and choose the Pink Eared Duck, love these sort of eye level shots. I found the Black Winged Stilt......eventually.

Samford Valley Qld.

Devster
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Great range of shots and great quality as normal Rick. It took me a long while but I finally got the stilt. Was fun. The Pink-eared duck is my fav as well.

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