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fotoi wrote in post #19444396
Wigeon

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Terrific wigeon portrait, fotoi! Nice looking pose.

5280Pics wrote in post #19444535

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nY8​ovU DSC00168 by Noah, on Flickr

That's a beauty, Noah!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19444577
Terrific wigeon portrait, fotoi! Nice looking pose.

That's a beauty, Noah!

Thanks Mike.

nardes wrote in post #19433468
This Bluebottle Blowfly was sunning itself on a wooden beam in the back garden and didn't seem to mind me taking a few shots.

This face on shot is a composite of two frames with the AF on the eyes and then manually moved to along the body, to extend the DOF.

Taken with the Canon RF 100mm F2.8L IS USM macro lens (not yet in database).

Cheers

Dennis

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One word came to mind...."WOW" what an amazing shot.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19444577
That's a beauty, Noah!

Thank ya, Sir!

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19443612
When I see a picture of a bat I am reminded of when I was a kid 2 or 3 times a year a bat would get inside our home that would scare the bejeebers out of me, but they were MUCH MUCH smaller than the variety shown in your picture thankfully maybe 1/10 the size of your bat.

We would have to try and kill it as it flew around with a straw broom.

Yes, these ones are about the size of a cat... not something you would chase with a broom!

paul katinas wrote in post #19443615
Wonderful capture of a fascinating creature Stephen. Happy trails.

Thanks Paul! They are fascinating creatures.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19443847
What a nice shot, Stephen! These fruit bats are quite amazing. I can't imagine bats that big flying around me.

Thanks very much Mike!

nardes wrote in post #19443616
A Brisbane Short-necked Turtle keeping a wary eye on me.

Cheers

Dennis

nardes wrote in post #19444132
This Eastern Water Dragon was bobbing its head at me, which I believe is a territorial warning sign to move back or I'll bite!

Cheers

Dennis

Two great portraits, Dennis!

A wild Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) that I found last weekend

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S.R.M. wrote in post #19444692
A wild Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) that I found last weekend

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nYb​Dx8 Green Tree Frog posing on a branch by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

really beautiful photo and frog Stephen
They have such endearing faces and features

What happened to the names? They've been rather mundane lately

Forest Raven ~ Corvus tasmanicus at our kitchen window.
Unusual as they are very wary birds, gone at the first hint of a human.
This one has taken to our windows and my ute bumper in quite a vigorous way. Makes a heck of a mess of the window, not to mention the noise

avondale87 wrote in post #19444700
really beautiful photo and frog Stephen
They have such endearing faces and features

What happened to the names? They've been rather mundane lately

Thanks Richard! Yes, "Green Tree Frog" doesn't sound nearly as good as Pobblebonk

avondale87 wrote in post #19444702
Forest Raven ~ Corvus tasmanicus at our kitchen window.
Unusual as they are very wary birds, gone at the first hint of a human.
This one has taken to our windows and my ute bumper in quite a vigorous way. Makes a heck of a mess of the window, not to mention the noise

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Nice shot, Richard. The local Torresian Crows up here are very wary as well, which has always surprised me given their size.

S.R.M. wrote in post #19444686

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19443612
When I see a picture of a bat I am reminded of when I was a kid 2 or 3 times a year a bat would get inside our home that would scare the bejeebers out of me, but they were MUCH MUCH smaller than the variety shown in your picture thankfully maybe 1/10 the size of your bat.

We would have to try and kill it as it flew around with a straw broom.

Yes, these ones are about the size of a cat... not something you would chase with a broom!

The bats we used to get were probably about the size of a mouse or a small rat in comparison.

Inspeqtor wrote in post #19444712
The bats we used to get were probably about the size of a mouse or a small rat in comparison.

We have many species of those microbats in Australia too, Charles. They eat insects and roost in caves. The big ones--fruit bats or flying foxes--live on fruit and nectar, and roost in the trees of shady forest (and sometimes shady gardens).