Wild Birds of Australia

nardes wrote in post #19572690
A walk in Toohey Forest this morning found these Sacred Kingfishers and some Red Browed Finches.

Dennis

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Great shots, Dennis. I can’t even dream of these in my neck of the woods posing for a picture.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19572877
Great shots, Dennis. I can’t even dream of these in my neck of the woods posing for a picture.

Thanks Ray, the Kingfishers required much backward contortion as they were what seemed 1,000ft up in the trees and I almost fell over backwards.

For the Finches, a group of walkers passed by and engaged me in conversation, seemingly oblivious to the fact that was trying trying to grab some images of these small birds hopping around in the undergrowth.

The travails and troubles of the photographer eh.

Dennis

Russell you certainly were privileged
Just saw this on ABC
attached a tracking device to one
https://www.abc.net.au …ranald-sighting/103010914

Be interesting to follow up on this but also see the need for keeping any news out of public domain

Pippan wrote in post #19572685
Yep, everyone should head up here and take advantage of it!

We'll be back

nardes wrote in post #19572690
A walk in Toohey Forest this morning found these Sacred Kingfishers and some Red Browed Finches.

Dennis

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Nice shots Dennis. Not easy poking that 600 up in the air like that

Pippan wrote in post #19572837
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, at Yowie Bay, NSW.

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Such a colourful but often overlooked bird Pippan.

avondale87 wrote in post #19572889
Russell you certainly were privileged
Just saw this on ABC
attached a tracking device to one
https://www.abc.net.au …ranald-sighting/103010914

Be interesting to follow up on this but also see the need for keeping any news out of public domain

Thanks Richard. Yes that's the first one they've caught. Got funding to track 12 I think.
They have a FB page and website fro anyone interested. Tracking Australian Painted Snipe

Rufous Owl. Botanic Gardens, Darwin

Mybludog wrote in post #19571571
Male and Female Australian Painted Snipe. The rarest waterbird we have in Australia. With an estimated population of just 300 they are also listed as endangered. Currently the location of just 5 birds is know. 1 in NSW, 2 in Vic and 2 in Qld. No one knows where they come from or where they go.

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Such fantastic shots, Russell - WOW!

Pippan wrote in post #19572837
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, at Yowie Bay, NSW.

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Beautiful colours, Pippan. Did you lighten the background in PS?
Sorry a bit slow sending this compliment but whilst trying to work out the scientific name I forgot to hit the send button.

Mybludog wrote in post #19572908
We'll be back

Look forward to it!

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19572940
Beautiful colours, Pippan. Did you lighten the background in PS?
Sorry a bit slow sending this compliment but whilst trying to work out the scientific name I forgot to hit the send button.

Thanks Ray, actually the whole image was lightened a fair bit, it was quite late in the day and dark, so was very underexposed.

Bit of a story about that scientific name. The German naturalist who originally named it had been misled by a Frenchman and thought the specimen he'd been given had come from the Molluccas, hence the species name. It had actually come from a batch that had been collected at Botany Bay (where Lt James Cook landed in the late 18th Century). And due to the rules of binomial classification, the name had to be retained.

Mybludog wrote in post #19572917
Rufous Owl. Botanic Gardens, Darwin

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Great find!

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19572939
Such fantastic shots, Russell - WOW!

Thanks very much Ray

Pippan wrote in post #19572961
Great find!

Thanks mate. Lot easier than the Fanny Bay ones that's for sure