V & C Impressions

Almost Grey Nomads in Australia

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  • Pic of the Day – Red-backed Fairywren

    Pic of the Day – Red-backed Fairywren

    The venerable Red-backed Fairywren, a common bird around eastern and northern Australia.

    It has been a long time between updates on this website, life has a habit of getting in the way, as does Covid. Hopefully moving forward, I can get some regular content happening.

    Today I managed to get to my favorite birding spot Oxley Commons Creek.

    The red-backed fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia and can be found near rivers and coastal areas along the northern and eastern coastlines from the Kimberley in the northwest to the Hunter Region in New South Wales. The male adopts a striking breeding plumage, with a black head, upperparts and tail, and a brightly coloured red back and brown wings. The female has brownish upperparts and paler underparts.

    Wikipedia
  • Pic of the Day – Brahminy kite

    Pic of the Day – Brahminy kite

    Morning walk at Oxley Creek Common, not much in the way of bird activity, but did manage to capture a new bird for my collection.

    The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), formerly known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. They are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. They are found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands, where they feed on dead fish and other prey. Adults have a reddish-brown body plumage contrasting with their white head and breast which make them easy to distinguish from other birds of prey.

    Wikipedia

    1/1000 sec at f /8 ISO 640, 560mm (XF100-400mm f4.5 – 5.6 R LM OIS WR + 1.4TC)

  • Pic of the Day – Southern Cassowary

    Pic of the Day – Southern Cassowary

    The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is a large bird which can be found in Queensland, New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. They are secretive by nature so are hard to spot in the wild.

    This image was captured at David Fleay’s Wildlife Park. A great place to take the family out for a picnic.

  • Pic of the Day – Kookabarra with Breakfast

    Pic of the Day – Kookabarra with Breakfast

     

    • Canon EOS 6D
    • 1/500 sec. f/5.6 451 mm, iso1600

    This was shot a few years ago, with my old camera. When you go back through your old catalogue you never know what you may find.

  • Pic of the Day – Spangled Drongo

    Pic of the Day – Spangled Drongo

    • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
    • 1/1000 sec. f/5.6 400 mm iso12800

    I was lucky to get this one. It was very early in the morning, hence the high iso. If I had more time I could have played around with shutter speed and the iso, but birds generally don’t sit around for long.

  • Pic of the Day – Rainbow Bee Eater

    Pic of the Day – Rainbow Bee Eater

    • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
    • 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 400 mm iso400

    A bit of a birding walk for me on Sunday morning. It was turning into an uneventful day until I came across these birds. I have been after them for some time and luck would have it that they were sitting in a perfect place for the morning sun.

  • Pic of the Day – Straw-necked Ibis

    Pic of the Day – Straw-necked Ibis

    • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
    • 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 400 mm, iso 2500

    Came across this bird while on a weekend holiday. My first go with the Canon 100-400 L lens.

  • Pic of the Day – White-faced Heron

    Pic of the Day – White-faced Heron

    Another bird to add to my collection. Image captured at Noosa North Shore

    • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
    • iso200 1/320 sec. f/8 219 mm