Local wetlands

[Richard_M]

It was cool, wet, and windy yesterday, so I decided to stay close to home.


#1 Red-capped Plover

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#2 Pink-eared Duck

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#3 Silvereye

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#4 Laughing Kookaburra

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#5 Superb Fairy-wren

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#6 Little Pied Cormorant

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#7 Grey Fantail

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[alexf]

Excellent set!

 

[Butlerkid]

Delightful set! I especially like the capped plover and the fairy wrens are always fun to see! Nice kookaburra too!

 

[drr1531]

Nice variety pack. The fairy wren is one of my favorite birds. And the little pied is the only attractive cormorant IMO.

 

[Boblou]

Wonderfull set with different species.
Well done.

 

[gnagel]

Beautiful set! I like how in many of these images there is ample room around the bird in the composition--with interesting backgrounds.

Glenn

 

[Allan]

I like them all, especially the pink-eared duck.

 

[MikeMcA²]

Wonderful set of images!

 

[Richard_M]

Excellent set!

Thank you

Delightful set! I especially like the capped plover and the fairy wrens are always fun to see! Nice kookaburra too!

Thank you. I was glad to see the Kookaburra. When my adapter arrives later this week and I can try the Nikkor lens on a Fuji body, hopefully it can focus on the subject like the DSLR does for the Kookaburra where it blends with the surrounds. I'm looking forward to having a silent shutter for a change.

Nice variety pack. The fairy wren is one of my favorite birds. And the little pied is the only attractive cormorant IMO.

Thank you. Yes the fairy-wrens are nice, and make good practice as they are small and continually on the move.

Wonderfull set with different species.
Well done.

Thank you

Beautiful set! I like how in many of these images there is ample room around the bird in the composition--with interesting backgrounds.

Glenn

Thank you. It is not always easy to get a pleasing background when photographing birds in the bush. I know some photographers spend time in PS cleaning up the background, and it does make a difference. I don't have the patience for it.

Sometimes I get lucky, as with this Sacred Kingfisher, and get a clear background

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I like them all, especially the pink-eared duck.

Thank you. Here is some info regarding their bills

https://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/pink-eared-duck

Pink-eared Ducks have odd-shaped bills, evolved to feed in a specialised manner: water is sucked through the bill-tip, then expelled through grooves along the side of the bill, filtering out tiny invertebrates in the process.

And a photo of one from the weekend feeding

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Wonderful set of images!

Thank you

 

[Butlerkid]

That Sacred Kingfisher image is STUNNING!