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Avion8

6th July 2015, 08:59 PM

This little fella in Penang Malaysia had red eyes:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/07/1096.jpg (http://s938.photobucket.com/user/jodel1050/media/Birds/P1020536_zpsduwbtnz6.jpg.html)

This one was just electric blue:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/07/1097.jpg (http://s938.photobucket.com/user/jodel1050/media/Birds/P1020497_zpst8o9jno8.jpg.html)

All taken at the Kek Lok See temple.

goingbush

7th July 2015, 06:45 PM

Sae Eagle dropped in to take the glory away from my sunset photo, last night on Lake Argyle https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/07/1066.jpg

incisor

7th July 2015, 07:18 PM

Sae Eagle dropped in to take the glory away from my sunset photo, last night on Lake Argyle https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/07/1066.jpg
Gee that's a great shot......

scarry

3rd October 2015, 02:03 PM

These are Martins flying into their mud nests.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/10/952.jpg (http://picturepush.com/public/14835471)

Bytemrk

10th October 2015, 09:35 PM

Couple of Blue Wrens....

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/10/750.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/10/751.jpg

dullbird

22nd November 2015, 04:40 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/11/287.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AkLgnc)

Can anyone tell me what type of bird this is?

Is it some kind of Honey eater? i have looked on a couple of bird websites and the closest looking bird I can find is a Yellow plumed honey eater.

This was taken just outside of Bourke

Here is another shot of it

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/11/288.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AoCQmB)DSC_6280 (https://flic.kr/p/AoCQmB) by Louise Thompson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/137911068@N06/), on Flickr

scarry

22nd November 2015, 07:26 PM

White plumed honeyeater maybe?

We get them on the farm near Dirranbandi as well.They are pretty big,probably around 7" long.

Actually last time i was out there i found a dead one,easy to identify once it is in the hand.

dullbird

22nd November 2015, 07:59 PM

This wasn't a big bird probably the same/similar size to a noisy miner.

They hung around in small groups too quite a social bird

scarry

22nd November 2015, 08:57 PM

This wasn't a big bird probably the same/similar size to a noisy miner.

They hung around in small groups too quite a social bird

Thats them,i was comparing it to the smaller honeyeaters we get around here,such as Lewin.Noisy miner size is about right,but with a longer tail.

We often see them around the dams having a drink.Probably the most common honeyeater in that area.They hang around with Friar birds as well.

Bytemrk

25th December 2015, 07:37 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/197.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/198.jpg

Avion8

28th December 2015, 11:25 AM

Some recent visitors to our area:

Rainbow Bee-eaters:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/120.jpg (http://s938.photobucket.com/user/jodel1050/media/Birds/P1030399_zpsv1aixubt.jpg.html)

Blue wren that had been pecking holes in our peaches:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/121.jpg (http://s938.photobucket.com/user/jodel1050/media/Birds/P1030427_zpsguidt59g.jpg.html)

Little scarlet robin:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/122.jpg (http://s938.photobucket.com/user/jodel1050/media/Birds/P1030433_zpsgysf53hq.jpg.html)

scarry

1st January 2016, 10:56 AM

Lewins honeyeater

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/981.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/14917967)

scarry

1st January 2016, 11:10 AM

Pale Headed Rosella

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/979.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/14917968)

Chucaro

2nd January 2016, 12:12 PM

Nice portrait Paul, I missing some of the birds in Qld. The pale headed Rosella used to come to our garden to feed from the grevilleas.

Saitch

2nd January 2016, 04:11 PM

Nice portrait Paul, I missing some of the birds in Qld. The pale headed Rosella used to come to our garden to feed from the grevilleas.
Here you go mate. Just some from my little piece of Qld.
Steve

Saitch

2nd January 2016, 04:15 PM

And some more. You can tell I'm not up to you blokes standard as a photographer, ay, but they're just quick pics from our back yard.

Chucaro

2nd January 2016, 04:56 PM

Thank you for posting, we used to have a small native garden with 50 different types of grevilleas which attracted birds and other native life.
here are some of my favorites birds captures from there.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/934.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/935.jpg

The next it is a juvenile pale headed Rosella with her red cap :)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/936.jpg

The next it is a juvenile blue faced honey eater with its green face

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/937.jpg

and here is the adult

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/938.jpg

scarry

2nd January 2016, 05:36 PM

Nice portrait Paul, I missing some of the birds in Qld. The pale headed Rosella used to come to our garden to feed from the grevilleas.

Thanks Arthur,if we didn't have noisy miners here at home, we would have a lot more birds around,our garden is full of trees.They are actually culling them in some areas of western NSW,and the reports are many species of other birds move in replacing them very quickly.:)

Chucaro

2nd January 2016, 06:14 PM

There are plenty Noise miners in the Wide Bay area but the Blue faced honey eaters and the green rats keep them quite.

scarry

3rd January 2016, 02:54 PM

Bath time,couple of blue bonnet parrots

Couldn't get close to them.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/910.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/14919301)

scarry

3rd January 2016, 05:45 PM

not the best pic around..
Same place but different pair of Blue Bonnets.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/899.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/14919379)

incisor

6th January 2016, 02:21 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/714.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BVoYXD)

one of my first tries with the d7000 and the 70-300mm

dullbird

6th January 2016, 09:12 PM

What sort of bird is this one Dave

scarry

6th January 2016, 09:24 PM

What sort of bird is this one Dave

Mangrove honeyeater?

incisor

7th January 2016, 05:21 PM

What sort of bird is this one Dave

am not sure, sorry

is about 100mm long

been trying to get a decent shot of that one and the one below that i just got now for a few months. i think the one below is an eastern fig bird... the thing hides every time i get the camera out...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/744.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CSoNXw)

scarry

7th January 2016, 07:33 PM

Male figbird.The female is flecked and has no red around the eye,vey similar to an Oriole.

The red around the eye goes white when they are angry,we had one in a cage for 16yrs when i was a kid.Found it on the way home from school,was a little pink thing with no feathers.It used to imitate the horn of the Series 1,and the posties whistle,bloody annoying.In those days there were no permits needed for keeping native animals.

DeanoH

7th January 2016, 07:41 PM

.................... "i think the one below is an eastern fig bird" ................

Hi Dave, my guess would be an immature male Northern Figbird. :)

Deano :)

scarry

7th January 2016, 07:42 PM

Found this guy on the ground, in our front yard this morning,probably been hit by a car.Took it to the RSPCA,hope it is OK.They have a special injured wildlife section.

Phone pic

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/736.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/14923188)

incisor

7th January 2016, 10:13 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/722.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CV2xD8)

just can't get them super sharp as yet....

won't be for lack of trying :p

DeanoH

8th January 2016, 10:18 AM

............... just can't get them super sharp as yet....

won't be for lack of trying :p ..................

You've done pretty well considering.It must have been fairly poor light to start with. Your exif data shows ISO 1100 , 1/250 at 6.3 metres from the subject and at max zoom of 300mm on your 70-300mm and fully open at f5.6.And the flash did fire.The 70-300mm is pretty soft at the upper end as was our 80-400mm and it took a bit of conscious effort and time to train myself to 'zoom back' a tad to around 350mm for a much better result even taking into account the extra cropping needed to compensate for less zoom.

At 20' from the subject you've got pixels to burn with the D7000. I reckon zooming back to say around 250mm (375mm effective) could have given a better result but considering the high ISO / low shutter speed conditions the chances of a crystal sharp result were basically nil.

Deano :)

Chucaro

8th January 2016, 10:51 AM

am not sure, sorry

is about 100mm long

been trying to get a decent shot of that one and the one below that i just got now for a few months. i think the one below is an eastern fig bird... the thing hides every time i get the camera out...

IMO is a juvenile male Australian (Australasian) Fig bird , Sphecotheres vieilloti like this example:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/716.jpg

The female is this one:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/717.jpg

Chucaro

8th January 2016, 10:59 AM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/714.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/BVoYXD)

one of my first tries with the d7000 and the 70-300mm

Dave, I think that it is a Yellow Faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops.

I only managed to take only on shot of this species at the Bundaberg botanic gardens.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/715.jpg

scarry

8th January 2016, 08:15 PM

Yellow faced has a very distinct black line under the eye,so I recon it is a mangrove:)??

The frogmouth didn't survive,the damage to the wing was superficial,but the X-ray also showed a broken spine.:(:(

Bytemrk

8th January 2016, 09:18 PM

I'm probably not being very fair to this new 200-500 f5.6, I seem to only get it out in the forest as it's approaching dusk.

Can't wait to see what it can do when I give it some decent light.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/685.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/686.jpg]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/687.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/688.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/689.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/690.jpg

incisor

9th January 2016, 09:27 AM

this mornings attempt

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/376.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CXHSTt)

Avion8

9th January 2016, 01:37 PM

My walk this morning:

Red-capped parrot.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/664.jpg (http://s938.photobucket.com/user/jodel1050/media/Birds/P1030548_zps6gtozx6g.jpg.html)

Splendid fairy wren on the fence:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/665.jpg (http://s938.photobucket.com/user/jodel1050/media/Birds/P1030521_zpsnu8opchq.jpg.html)

dullbird

9th January 2016, 06:12 PM

Very nice guys! dave i really like yours nice expression caught

incisor

9th January 2016, 07:15 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/647.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CYnZQD)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/648.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CYnLvT)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/649.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CR5GUX)

and it's goodnight from him :p

Bytemrk

9th January 2016, 07:20 PM

Looks like you are getting the hang of the new toy Dave. :D

incisor

9th January 2016, 08:56 PM

Looks like you are getting the hang of the new toy Dave. :D
retaining it is the hard bit for me :p

certainly am enjoying it i have to say but i can see it getting me into trouble sooner rather than later..

incisor

17th January 2016, 02:21 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/378.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CEaNXc)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/379.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CLxMP1)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/380.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/De6xtc)

Chucaro

17th January 2016, 05:12 PM

this mornings attempt

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/376.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CXHSTt)

Dave, this is good, sharp where it have to be and with a nice head turn. Sell the Disco and get a 500 mm Nikon glass :)

incisor

17th January 2016, 06:08 PM

Dave, this is good, sharp where it have to be and with a nice head turn. Sell the Disco and get a 500 mm Nikon glass :)

you got a room for rent?

:wasntme::D:D:D:D:D

dullbird

17th January 2016, 06:27 PM

I doooo!!! if you let me borrow it too [emoji3]

nugge t

17th January 2016, 07:11 PM

Haven't done much with birds but got this one recently at Moreton.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/374.jpg

nugge t

17th January 2016, 07:27 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/366.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/367.jpg

Chucaro

17th January 2016, 07:56 PM

Now Dave start using the on camera flash on the avian photography so the birds eye have the "spark" on it. It makes a lot of difference compared to a black eye on them.

incisor

17th January 2016, 08:23 PM

Now Dave start using the on camera flash on the avian photography so the birds eye have the "spark" on it. It makes a lot of difference compared to a black eye on them.

i have an sb-700 i use a fair bit but didn't today as the grand kids were around and i forgot to pop the flash up on nearly all the good shots i took..

photo count is up to nearly 1500 in a week or so... :angel:

dullbird

17th January 2016, 10:02 PM

What's the best way to use flash on bird photography because flash always washes out colour if strong but I still haven't worked out how to do a gentle fill flash on my Nikon speed light. you know just enough to give catch lights in the eyes

incisor

21st January 2016, 06:35 AM

couldn't sleep so up at the crack of dawn

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/281.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/282.jpg

TeamFA

21st January 2016, 07:10 AM

Cockatoo at Mt Coot-tha lookout this morning.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/279.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/280.jpg

incisor

22nd January 2016, 02:51 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/255.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ddf6t1)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/256.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DnP9iH)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/257.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DfxatZ)

Bytemrk

22nd January 2016, 08:17 PM

Nice shots Dave :)

dullbird

23rd January 2016, 07:38 AM

Yeah your getting some cool pictures, do these guys all visit your back yard or are you going out to find them

incisor

23rd January 2016, 08:55 AM

Yeah your getting some cool pictures, do these guys all visit your back yard or are you going out to find them

ta

don't get a chance to go chase them so they are mostly all here at home... i reckon i have about 10 more variety of birds to get yet, that visit my yard regularly then i will have to start on the shore birds down at the waterfront :D

the ones from the dead wattle farm i put in the other thread..

dullbird

23rd January 2016, 09:59 AM

You must have a nice garden is all i can say[emoji4]

Rok_Dr

24th January 2016, 06:01 PM

Snapped this little fella at Port Arthur the other week:)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/202.jpg

Cheers

Steve

scarry

28th January 2016, 08:02 PM

dullbird

29th January 2016, 05:14 PM

I love looking at these bird pics especially yours scarry :)

incisor

30th January 2016, 05:57 PM

tad damp here today but i got a couple of larger birds hanging round the yard

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/37.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DuE4Hc)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/01/38.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DsvDpm)

Chucaro

30th January 2016, 06:11 PM

Dave, your Ibis photo IMO is one of the best here. The exposure is spot on, it is sharp, well composed with excellent bird posture.
Top shot mate!!

incisor

4th February 2016, 08:49 AM

old mate was back making a racket outside so i had to take a pic

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/819.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DMC1z4)

p38arover

4th February 2016, 10:37 AM

It's mine, you can't have any!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

dullbird

4th February 2016, 09:38 PM

Apparently my neighbour has had two adult owls and two baby owls in his tree recently. He is going to text me when they are there again for a photo. All i have to do is avoid being bitten by his dog while i get one hahaha

scarry

7th February 2016, 06:57 PM

SWMBO snapped this shot,very little light,very high ISO,not much of a pic.We put the old seed from our bird out occasionally,for the locals.
The pale headed have been around for a while as a pair,then the last couple of months, they came one at a time.Yesterday they arrived with these two young ones.They are crash landing a lot,and the parents also still feed them.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/691.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/14941062)

Following on,they came with three young ones a week ago,and then today there were four young ones.:oStruggling to get a descent pic of more than two at a time,as they chase each other away from the food.Still trying.:)

scarry

7th February 2016, 06:58 PM

It's mine, you can't have any!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T59HwpqrJAI/VrGB9W3VTDI/AAAAAAAAF9Q/pKhwhWJ_sIU/s720-Ic42/IMGP3906.JPG

That is a great shot,just a pity it is facing the wrong way.

Chucaro

7th February 2016, 07:24 PM

Following on,they came with three young ones a week ago,and then today there were four young ones.:oStruggling to get a descent pic of more than two at a time,as they chase each other away from the food.Still trying.:)

What DOF setting and SS are you using?

scarry

7th February 2016, 07:50 PM

What DOF setting and SS are you using?

That pic was 1/320,F5.0,iso5000.

It was a quick pic in very low light late in the day,not much good.

Been raining and overcast for the last week,so i haven't been able to get a good pic of them.I really want a BIF of them,but that is impossible in the recent weather conditions.

Chucaro

7th February 2016, 07:55 PM

With that SS the birds should be sharper, crack the DOF to F11 and see what happens.
Reduce the ISO to about 400 if the conditions allow it. Perhaps at the ISO set up that you are using there is a bit of noise that will be make the image soft after cleaning.
Cheers

incisor

8th February 2016, 09:03 AM

well was playing with the soligor setup this morning trying to work out how to get there on the d7000 when two old mates rolled up

pity i had the aperture down to f/22 as i was playing around so it was under exposed big time...

wish i could have got it back to f/3.5 before they took flight ..

had to do a fair bit of pp so gave it that aged feeling to boot...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/682.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DmkcXc)
birdsofafeather (https://flic.kr/p/DmkcXc) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

incisor

8th February 2016, 06:00 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/675.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DVtZGR)

a shot i had time to take properly with the 200mm :p

handheld, no vr etc, manual everything...

what could i do to improve it?

ozscott

8th February 2016, 08:48 PM

What was the focusing system being used and if single was focal pt on the eye?

Cheers

p38arover

15th February 2016, 03:38 PM

A wedgetail eagle and its nest in Canberra.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/412.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/413.jpg

incisor

15th February 2016, 07:47 PM

one fuzzy butcher bird

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/402.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DbN5AE)

taken with the old 200mm soligor from about 10 feet away on my wobbly old tripod :p

Bytemrk

15th February 2016, 08:47 PM

That old Soligor is a nice piece of glass

incisor

18th February 2016, 06:41 PM

first shot with a decent tripod yay..

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/348.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/E7541c)

whatyouthinkyourdoing (https://flic.kr/p/E7541c) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

scarry

18th February 2016, 07:27 PM

Nice pic,but those Indian Miners need exterminating:mad:

p38arover

18th February 2016, 07:42 PM

Nice pic,but those Indian Miners need exterminating:mad:

Do you want them replaced with local employees? :p

incisor

18th February 2016, 08:35 PM

Nice pic,but those Indian Miners need exterminating:mad:

you want to climb my 13m high 45 deg roof and get him ?

:D

scarry

18th February 2016, 08:40 PM

you want to climb my 13m high 45 deg roof and get him ?

:D

That is what air rifles are for.:o:D

DeanoH

18th February 2016, 10:30 PM

Traveled to the wilds of NE NSW for the Australia day weekend and spent it along the Nymboida river. Here's a few pics taken in the Nymboida National park which was a bit tricky to find and to access but well worth the effort.
All photos taken with Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 200-500 mm zoom.

Forest Kingfisher - juvenile

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/328.jpg (http://s540.photobucket.com/user/DeanoH/media/Nikon%20200-500mm/DSC_4876as_800X600_zpsimgrac3c.jpg.html)

1/200 sec, f 7.1, ISO 400, 480 mm

Superb Blue Wren

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/329.jpg (http://s540.photobucket.com/user/DeanoH/media/Nikon%20200-500mm/DSC_5037as_800X800_zpsayv1jhdd.jpg.html)

1/640 sec, f 6.3, ISO 800, 500 mm

Brown Honeyeater (I think)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/330.jpg (http://s540.photobucket.com/user/DeanoH/media/Nikon%20200-500mm/DSC_5044as2_800X800_zpsx90ynfew.jpg.html)

1/1000 sec, f 6.3, ISO 800, 410 mm

Silvereye

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/331.jpg (http://s540.photobucket.com/user/DeanoH/media/Nikon%20200-500mm/DSC_4957as_800X800_zps0vki3qjq.jpg.html)

1/30 sec, f 7.1, ISO 500, 500 mm.

Whilst this photo is nothing outstanding it is a very good example of how good the VR is on the Nikkor 200-500 zoom.

This photo was a quick 'snapshot' at full zoom on the shady side of the tree with a bright background and the subject distance about 9 metres with 1/30 second exposure and handheld :eek:. A very good result considering.

Deano :D

dullbird

19th February 2016, 08:30 PM

Great photos again

incisor

21st February 2016, 10:47 AM

another variety in the yard eating the fruit of a cuban royal palm

Feel free to let me know what it is!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/205.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DT1dy5)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/206.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EhNvcw)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/207.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ek8v7k)

dullbird

21st February 2016, 02:26 PM

The markings on its chest look a bit like the little wattle bird I have in my front yard.

incisor

21st February 2016, 03:50 PM

The markings on its chest look a bit like the little wattle bird I have in my front yard.
that is what i was thinking along the lines of till i saw a pic of an immature black bird and now i have no real idea :p

scarry

21st February 2016, 03:58 PM

that is what i was thinking along the lines of till i saw a pic of an immature black bird and now i have no real idea :p

Female Fig bird,at a guess.

incisor

21st February 2016, 05:35 PM

Female Fig bird,at a guess.

and now i have found it in one of my bird books.. i think your on the money ;)

dullbird

21st February 2016, 06:17 PM

Maybe mine is a female fig too... Makes a bloody annoying noise. I do have a fig tree which I actually only realised last year after living in this house for 6 years hahahahah

Bytemrk

21st February 2016, 07:13 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/187.jpg
Crimson Rosella
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/02/188.jpg
Young King Parrot

Dark61

24th February 2016, 09:21 AM

I quite like this little bird - its not in your face like its male counterpart - sometimes the male is so red its hard to look at. We see the female quite often - the male , hardly at all.
cheers,
D

incisor

4th March 2016, 08:10 PM

looks like they aren't talking :D

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/831.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EQRFwF)

scarry

4th March 2016, 08:16 PM

Don't you hate that :D

I thought that only happened to me:mad:

Chops

5th March 2016, 08:53 AM

I'm not sure, but I don't think I'd want to talk to my partner either if she could screw her head 180deg :o

incisor

7th March 2016, 06:01 PM

think i know why they weren't talking

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/716.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EpTJBt)

and i got the rest of the fig eater family this evening although the light was crap

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/717.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/EVXdNE)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/718.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DTtDCT)

ChookD2

25th March 2016, 10:59 PM

New to the forum and have not had my camera out for ... way too long.

So have dug these out to the archives. Hope you like them.

107277

107278

107279

107280

107281

Cheers

Ray

Chucaro

30th March 2016, 08:15 PM

I have not used the camera for more than 6 months so I am rusty :(
This 3 shots are among few that I have done with the purpose of removing the cobwebs on the D300s
The birds were about 50 meters from me and I used the Nikon 70-300 @ 300 mm to get them.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/84.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/85.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/86.jpg

LRD414

31st March 2016, 11:38 AM

Nice thread. These photos are perhaps not up to the high standard set here but I like them. Resolution is low because they're just from my AULRO gallery.

Out at Tara about 100m from camera:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/42.jpg

The kookaburras on Cape York are stunning:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/43.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/44.jpg

Watched some of these Palm Cockatoos feeding for ages at Umagico campground.
Amazing dexterity. Shot some good video too.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/45.jpg

Cheers,
Scott

Bytemrk

1st April 2016, 08:50 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/908.jpg

Bytemrk

1st April 2016, 09:41 PM

This little guy was sitting on top of my Oztent on my roof rack.

1:1 crop.....340mm f/5.6 ISO125
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/905.jpg

dullbird

3rd April 2016, 06:14 PM

Yep when I stayed at Umagico i sighted a palm cockatoo as well but by the time i turned around and picked up my long lens it disapeared [emoji53]

Chucaro

28th April 2016, 05:25 PM

A couple more BIF shots from last weekend.
Slowly I start remember how to use the camera....age I guess :D

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/57.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/58.jpg

dullbird

28th April 2016, 08:55 PM

So Arthur being as though the D500 is now apparently the long awaited replacement for the D300s do you think you might treat yourself?

Chucaro

29th April 2016, 06:45 AM

So Arthur being as though the D500 is now apparently the long awaited replacement for the D300s do you think you might treat yourself?

No, if I purchase more gear4 will be a 500mm lens, tripod head and flash for bird photography.
IMO the D300s with good glass have more life yet, :)

Bytemrk

29th April 2016, 07:07 PM

IMO the D300s with good glass have more life yet, :)

The way you use it Arthur.. I reckon you might just be right :D

Chucaro

29th April 2016, 07:12 PM

The way you use it Arthur.. I reckon you might just be right :D

Thanks mate, I am just average but with a lot of time in my hands :D

Bytemrk

14th May 2016, 05:01 PM

I've been out at Healesville today, using the "Spirits of the Sky" exhibition as a place to practise some birds in flight technique.

I'm not going to public admit to my hit and miss ratio... but some pointers from any of you with BIF skills would be appreciated... I certainly need lots of practise..:angel:

While this first one is obviously not in flight... I do like him, and the second I thought was kind of cool... Barking Owl.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/553.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/H99y1M)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/554.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GdLEJr)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/555.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GdNnRz)

WedgeTail Take Off (https://flic.kr/p/GdNnRz)

Chucaro

14th May 2016, 05:43 PM

Excellent work mate, you concentrated in having a sharp eyes and bik.
I know that converting the original images to jpg and then reduce the size for the internet it is tricky and a lot of info it is lost.
If you allow me to made just an observation it will be on the first image which IMHO it is just a touch to sharp'.
I do not know which kind of PP software you have but if it will allow it I would do a selective sharpening making sure that eyes, big and claws are just a tad sharper than the body.
I love the BIF images nice action and posture on them.

123rover50

14th May 2016, 05:43 PM

Bytemrk

14th May 2016, 06:59 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/549.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GdK18m)

The Launch of Major Mitchell (https://flic.kr/p/GdK18m)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/550.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GdTJDg)

Low flying Wedgetail (https://flic.kr/p/GdTJDg)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/551.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GZVvfC)

Incoming Cocky (https://flic.kr/p/GZVvfC)

Bytemrk

14th May 2016, 07:41 PM

dullbird

15th May 2016, 11:01 AM

Bytemrk

15th May 2016, 01:28 PM

Mark how do you upload to flikr? I opened your barking owl in flikr and it seems like its been subject to a fair bit of compression. As soon as I try to zoom in on the picture it pixilates quite a lot.

Do you only upload small images to flikr?

Interesting... I can put it full screen on a 27in Monitor!

At that size there is a bit of noise visible - the shot was cropped and originally shot at ISO1250..but it isn't pixelated.

File uploaded is 2048 x 2048 240dpi 2.48MB which should be tonnes for screen viewing.

Do you get the same pixelation on other shots I have up there?

dullbird

15th May 2016, 03:59 PM

It could be my phone

Edit: it is my phone because its not doing it now when i look at it

incisor

23rd May 2016, 04:51 PM

didnt know these were as fast as what they are...

had one hell of a time getting anything of value as i working on the van and this thing ran across the yard in front of me so i scrambled to get the camera and a couple of pics

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/304.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HqyhSr)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/305.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Hh7RR9)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/306.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Hh7Rho)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/307.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Hh7QSq)

not the best pics but another one to add to the list that haunt my little part of the world..

incisor

15th June 2016, 02:30 PM

one two three

red rover!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/06/485.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Jbckn4)

onetwothree (https://flic.kr/p/Jbckn4) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

Bytemrk

9th July 2016, 11:36 AM

A couple from last week, when I escaped the city for a while...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/07/874.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HYYHAc)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/07/875.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HYYEKc)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/07/876.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HYYFJM)

Xtreme

9th July 2016, 12:24 PM

You certainly captured the 'moment' with those shots. ;)

Chops

9th July 2016, 12:28 PM

Awesome eagle 😀

Bytemrk

19th July 2016, 08:04 PM

Wish I had more time to chase opportunities like this....

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/07/372.jpg

Dark61

29th July 2016, 08:07 AM

Geedublya

29th July 2016, 08:38 AM

saw this bloke up a tree yesterday and wasn't immediately sure what it was - I've never seen a Duck up a tree before.
cheers,
D

p.s apologies for poor shot but it was a long way off and the light was flat.

Male Australian Wood Duck or also known as Maned Goose. They nest in trees (hollows). Hated by golf courses and organic gardeners.

Keep the photos coming guys, I'm a bad photographer but I love birds.

Chops

29th July 2016, 09:21 AM

A Wood Duck ehh,, I guess that's why it's in the woods :angel:

incisor

4th August 2016, 03:31 PM

another variety in my back yard...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/08/1056.jpg
(https://flic.kr/p/KP8uM4)parrot1 (https://flic.kr/p/KP8uM4) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

DeanoH

4th August 2016, 03:49 PM

parrot1 (https://flic.kr/p/KP8uM4) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

Pale Headed Eastern Rosella ?

Deano :)

scarry

4th August 2016, 05:51 PM

Bit of red above beak so possibly a juvenile.We have a family of them here.:)

Bytemrk

4th August 2016, 08:11 PM

Dave you get much better visitors in your back yard than I do!

ozscott

15th August 2016, 06:46 PM

King Parrot in a tree near my back verandah. Not overly happy with the sharpness but it was a 35mm prime and a fair bit of cropping. D7100. Nikkor 35mm 1.8 prime.

Cheers

ozscott

15th August 2016, 09:10 PM

Owl. D7100. Tamron 70-200 f 2.8 at 200mm. Cheers112719

scarry

28th August 2016, 04:38 PM

Trying out my new 1.4 extender.:) on the inherited 400mm.
Quality seems pretty good,a slight bit has been lost getting onto this site.

This Magpie goose was at the local lagoon,haven't seen one there before,they are generally found north of here.

Needs a bit of a PP,beak could have a bit more colour,and shadow at top of one leg removed.

Just gotta learn how to do it;):D

1/2000sec,8.0,ISO1250,plus1/3,early morning.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/08/202.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15169368)

kenleyfred

28th August 2016, 05:26 PM

113139

Here's one from Bribie this morning. I'm really hopeless with my D7100. But sometimes in spite of myself it pops out a good image.
Kenley

Sent from my iPad using Forum Runner

incisor

5th September 2016, 10:18 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/954.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/LUcNfK)

another variety in the yard

scarry

6th September 2016, 08:03 AM

I have been tying to get a descent pic of the little balls of fluff that follow the adults around,but I need a bodyguard:D

scarry

6th September 2016, 10:00 AM

Not my favourite bird,as they are very aggressive to other birds even when not breeding.These have been breeding in our front yard,the young are fed by numerous adults,not just the parents

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/945.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15183799)

incisor

6th September 2016, 11:25 AM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/937.jpg

another out the back feeding

Dark61

16th September 2016, 05:41 PM

I like this little bloke - he uses the yellow petal to attract a Mrs. Didn't work out for him this time though. Going down the pub in a minute and I've put my yellow t-shirt on and I'm hoping for a bit more luck.
cheers,
D

incisor

18th September 2016, 11:37 AM

and another for the specimen album

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/498.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/LTnMHJ)

quick as a flash shot after crawling out from under the car to grab the camera which i now leave on my work bench by the door....

incisor

14th October 2016, 03:17 PM

taken with the D90 and the 200mm Soligar

in my silky oak

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/487.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MdYvnN)

incisor

15th October 2016, 05:39 PM

a couple more from today.

would have been 100+ birds in the sily oak this afternoon

these flighty little devils were the loudest!

back to the D7000 and the 70-300mm

man might have to sell a land rover to buy one of them big lens.....

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/441.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MfLWsE)
littlebirdinsilkyoak1 (https://flic.kr/p/MfLWsE) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/442.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Nan2Wh)
littlebirdinsilkyoak2 (https://flic.kr/p/Nan2Wh) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

Saitch

15th October 2016, 07:11 PM

A dear, departed family member.

Geedublya

16th October 2016, 05:15 AM

incisor

16th October 2016, 10:43 AM

this mornings few, not particularly good pics but am trying to get all the varieties feeding in there recorded.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/436.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/N4zk5U)
lorikeetinsilkyoak (https://flic.kr/p/N4zk5U) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/437.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/N4zjz5)
honeyeater3 (https://flic.kr/p/N4zjz5) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/438.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Mh3CLt)

Juvenile Blue faced Honeyeater it seems

Bytemrk

16th October 2016, 03:02 PM

Looks like a busy tree Dave!:D

dullbird

16th October 2016, 05:27 PM

You're getting some cracking shots dave. It appears that birds are your calling

Brisruss

17th October 2016, 11:09 AM

Taken with my Nikon D5500 55-300 lens

incisor

18th October 2016, 09:15 AM

Hanging low on a a Tuesday morning

busy day today but got one early shot using the d7000 with the soligar 200mm with 2x tele

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/391.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/N8Axww)

and the bees are starting to do their work on the lilipilly growing on thee side fenceline, a good 10m away.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/392.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Mm7xoc)

Saitch

18th October 2016, 07:54 PM

In a wild tobacco tree.

Geedublya

19th October 2016, 05:41 AM

White Headed Pigeon or "Baldy" as we knew them when I was a boy. We had flocks of hundreds of them come down to eat the corn left in the paddock after it was harvested. They started my interest in native pigeons which are still my favourites 'til this day.

If there is one there will be more about, watch out for Brown pigeons (Brown Cuckoo Dove) as well as they also like the tobacco bush.

incisor

20th October 2016, 02:43 PM

sitting on the back veranda and this is what the silky oak sounds like :p

not as raucous as it has been but you get the idea..

Saitch

20th October 2016, 03:20 PM

My fishing mate on Moreton.

Saitch

20th October 2016, 03:23 PM

sitting on the back veranda and this is what the silky oak sounds like :p

not as raucous as it has been but you get the idea..
Thanks for this Dave. Helen was talking only last week about recording our
avian alarm clocks.
Steve

incisor

20th October 2016, 03:49 PM

today's shots

they were flighty as hell or hiding so it took a while to get anything i could use.

got a a fairly small pair of birds that i just can not get a useable pic of so far. they are about the size of a finch and are grey with white under they eye about 1/3 of the head height wide.. they look like they may be nesting about 3m up the lillipilly ...

sneaky little sods but at least i didn't nearly trod on the black snake like i did yesterday trying to get pics :p

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/292.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MVPeWL)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/293.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MqkxUJ)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/294.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/No863r)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/295.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NdDbEK)

Bytemrk

20th October 2016, 06:15 PM

That looks like one decent sized snake Dave!

incisor

20th October 2016, 09:11 PM

That looks like one decent sized snake Dave!

luckily it was very well behaved!

had it been a brown there would have been hell to pay....

am pretty sure it's the second biggest red bellied black i have seen.

i sent a pic to the local snake catcher and he was here at break neck speed... even got a ticket for his trouble he tells me :p

it was a good 90mm girth and way the hell over 2 metres long.

snake catcher was here for 3+ hours looking for him using cameras under slabs and in sheds, down the old well etc etc and even went through next door as well as they have young kids.

didn't find him tho.... so we are all stepping high for a while :p

Bytemrk

20th October 2016, 09:17 PM

didn't find him tho.... so we are all stepping high for a while :p

Time to start work on your levitation photography ;)

incisor

21st October 2016, 09:31 AM

and this mornings pic is one i have been chasing for ages

really crap photo but at least i finally got it in a frame of some sort!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/280.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ne8aX7)

Geedublya

21st October 2016, 09:36 AM

Looks like a Spangled Drongo going by the tail and red eye.

Nice Red Belly by the way, I also have an interest in snakes and reptiles and the Red Belly Black is one of my favourites. Nice and placid and very unlikely to do any harm. I sat and watched one for 10-15 minutes swimming in a large puddle one day, I suspect it was catching tadpoles (or looking for frogs). I've talked to a few Herpetologists and although they are known to eat frogs no-one has observed them eating tadpoles before. Another time we came across one, I stood there quietly observing it and it went between my boots and off into the grass after a few minutes.

I definitely don't like browns though, not at all placid and extremely dangerous.

Saitch

21st October 2016, 11:25 AM

One of our resident Kookies with friend.

incisor

21st October 2016, 01:26 PM

One of our resident Kookies with friend.

fluffy little fellow!

bee utey

21st October 2016, 01:58 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/275.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/276.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/277.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/278.jpg

incisor

21st October 2016, 04:35 PM

and another breed for the collection

Eastern Koel

always stay way up the top of trees well out of my camera range but ventured just close enough for me to get something.

dam noisy thing that it is :p

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/271.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NpVHgk)

bee utey

26th October 2016, 03:38 PM

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=115773&stc=1&d=1477460262

theresanothersteve

27th October 2016, 07:27 AM

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=115836&stc=1&d=1477517125

The advantage of a DSLR on the backseat when driving through the Daintree...

incisor

27th October 2016, 01:42 PM

picked up an sb-400 flash really cheap on ebay so had to try it out :p

i already have an sb-700 but can be hard to manage doing bird shots and many suggested the sb-400 was a better option so $45 later :p

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/87.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MDi7Ax)withnewsb400flash (https://flic.kr/p/MDi7Ax) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

Xtreme

27th October 2016, 03:04 PM

Our friendly King Parrot - been hanging around for about three months now, usually only stays a week or so. Apologies for photo quality - taken with Samsung Tablet.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/86.jpg

incisor

31st October 2016, 12:13 PM

out playing in the front yard today

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/27.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MLStKD)
frontyard1 (https://flic.kr/p/MLStKD) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/28.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MLSsDv)
frontyard2 (https://flic.kr/p/MLSsDv) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/29.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MM4Hm5)
frontyard2b (https://flic.kr/p/MM4Hm5) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

incisor

3rd November 2016, 08:23 PM

and todays target was....

Mr Brightbeak Esq.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/826.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NQWPHg)
morehoneyeater2 (https://flic.kr/p/NQWPHg) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

Narangga

3rd November 2016, 08:57 PM

One of two fluttering about as we exited an enclosure at the Desert Wildlife Park in Alice Springs in late October. So it was 'in the wild'.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/825.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MJNctk)

Unfortunately did not have the camera with me when I went for a walk at Renner Springs on the way home and missed a flock of approximately 200 black cockatoos. :(

Bytemrk

6th November 2016, 11:27 AM

Found this fella this morning while I was out and about...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/781.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ntqab7)

King Parrot

Narangga

6th November 2016, 04:41 PM

There were hundreds of these when we walked to Kathleen Springs. Moving that much it was hard to get a decent shot.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/761.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NqDu57)

Bytemrk

6th November 2016, 07:41 PM

Got out this afternoon again after this mornings success...

These guys were happy for me to sit in the grass with my 70-200 :)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/641.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/MYqrNn)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/642.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NtWZC7)

Also found this guy watching me:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/643.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NNKj1a)

I switched to the 200 - 500 and no more than 2 minutes later a dirty great Tiger snake slid across the track less than 4 ft in front of me :eek:

Couldn't get a shot being so close and by the time I back up far enough - he had disappeared into the long grass and I elected not to follow.

Of course I was only backing up to get the shot :angel:

Anyway, after my heart rate returned to normal... I got these. It's obviously breeding season...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/644.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NtWWWL)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/645.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NWx2GZ)

incisor

11th November 2016, 05:27 PM

finally, a couple of plover chicks

had the 300mm at full stretch so the pic isnt the greatest but i finally got some :p

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/519.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/P6oBLV)
ploverfluffballs (https://flic.kr/p/P6oBLV) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

Saitch

11th November 2016, 06:07 PM

The chicks are more fidgety than "Joey Johns":D

Bytemrk

13th November 2016, 09:55 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/422.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AGDkD1)

Bytemrk

13th November 2016, 10:51 PM

I went to Phillip Island today to drop my son at a friends place and decided to sit on the cliffs near the Nobbies and use the gulls as practise for tracking birds in flight.

The wind blowing a gale, made hand holding the 200-500 a bit of a struggle and I got lots of tack sharp rocks with blurry birds in front of them :angel: and one or two decent shots.

While these are not perfect, these guys were 70-80 metres away at their closest, so these are cropped pretty heavily.

I do love this lens - lots of fun when a crow decides he doesn't want a hawk visiting...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/412.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NGJE3b)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/413.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/P2Bb8e)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/414.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/P7ee6C)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/415.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Paqvei)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/416.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AGHtkL)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/417.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NZ775f)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/418.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NZ77tm)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/419.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/P7egBQ)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/420.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ezo3AK)[ur

Bytemrk

13th November 2016, 11:05 PM

And here is one of my practise targets that I managed not to blur...;)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/411.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NGMk9U)

Narangga

25th November 2016, 07:21 AM

Unfortunately in my haste to capture the shot I did blur it a little. :(

Our resident Blue Wing sitting on the balcony gazing at himself in the glass on the sliding door of the bedroom.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/156.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Njh6dw)

ozscott

25th November 2016, 06:42 PM

Well what's not to like? 😁

Narangga

27th November 2016, 01:48 PM

A clearer shot...

Phil B

28th November 2016, 06:06 AM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/96.jpg
Friendly chap!!

Bytemrk

28th November 2016, 10:01 PM

A couple of shots of a Kelp Gull taken a couple of weeks back..

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/76.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/P7SmfY)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/77.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PverAz)

Bytemrk

30th November 2016, 08:54 PM

Never get tired of shooting these little guys....

This one looks like he's been in the wars!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/11/11.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PJN9Hr)

incisor

1st December 2016, 12:07 PM

and another variety hanging around

crap photo as i was shaking after running to get the camera and they were way way above home and moving quickly...

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=117060&stc=1&d=1480557953

Bytemrk

1st December 2016, 01:29 PM

Whistling Kites Dave?

incisor

1st December 2016, 04:29 PM

Nfi sorry...

DeanoH

1st December 2016, 05:43 PM

Whistling Kites Dave?

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Distinctive wing plumage

Deano :)

Xtreme

1st December 2016, 07:25 PM

Captured a few regular visitors with the phone camera this afternoon, apologies for poor quality.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/12/992.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/12/993.jpg
They finally worked it out ;)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/12/994.jpg
And even Tess enjoys their company. :D

Xtreme

10th December 2016, 09:24 AM

Bought a new compact yesterday, a Canon SX60HS with a 65x optical zoom so tried a few shots this morning. All hand held with various zoom levels and 'auto' setting.
A bit better than the HTC phone but not up the standards of you guys with the DSLR's. However, I needed a reasonably compact, all round camera for travel.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/12/719.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/12/720.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/12/721.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/12/722.jpg

rpo83

10th December 2016, 07:17 PM

I'm in awe of people who can shoot birds, they have patience i clearly don't.

This is one of my few bird shots i'm happy with...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/12/625.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pTbnRj)
D800E 1_DSC4485 (https://flic.kr/p/pTbnRj) by Steven Spurrier (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpo83/), on Flickr

Bytemrk

10th December 2016, 08:16 PM

I'm in awe of people who can shoot birds, they have patience i clearly don't.

This is one of my few bird shots i'm happy with...

That's a ripper Steven.... Lyre birds are not that easy to capture. Nice one.

scarry

10th December 2016, 08:22 PM

I'm in awe of people who can shoot birds, they have patience i clearly don't.

This is one of my few bird shots i'm happy with...

The pros generally recon one in 350 shots is generally a keeper......;)

We try for Birds In Flight which is a major challenge most of the time..

ozscott

10th December 2016, 09:30 PM

Untouched photo I took recently of an Alpine Chough 3000m above sea level when he was taking a little walk. Cute little guy.

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incisor

1st January 2017, 04:44 PM

new variety i spotted while going out to the van to see if the air cond was still working :p

was windy as hell so they aren't too sharp....

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/1105.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Pv63cu)
anotherhoneyeater (https://flic.kr/p/Pv63cu) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/1106.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QB2M6r)
anotherhoneyeater2 (https://flic.kr/p/QB2M6r) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

Bytemrk

9th January 2017, 05:37 PM

Ever have the feeling you're being watched ?.... :D

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/878.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PMF4F6)

incisor

11th January 2017, 05:40 PM

Too hot in the shed so sat on the front verandah cooling down...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/808.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QxZ5Df)
friarbirdyoung (https://flic.kr/p/QxZ5Df) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/809.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R8c18e)
honeyeaterjan01 (https://flic.kr/p/R8c18e) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/810.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QxZ5oA)
honeyeaterjan02 (https://flic.kr/p/QxZ5oA) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/811.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R8dYKF)
honeyeatermrkiii (https://flic.kr/p/R8dYKF) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

incisor

19th January 2017, 11:00 PM

dragged into the local bookstore this evening by the girl of my dreams and spotted a hard cover copy of Neville W Cayley's "what bird is that?" on special for $30 while I wandered round trying to look half intelligent...

snavelled it and started to browse through it when I got home...

beautiful book with marvellous illustrations

https://www.booktopia.com.au/what-bird-is-that--neville-w-cayley/prod9780987070104.html

weighs a bloody ton!

have to start looking them up as I snap them now......:angel:

Bytemrk

19th January 2017, 11:21 PM

Nice!... now I know who to pester when I have no idea what a bird is :D

Phil B

20th January 2017, 02:20 PM

We found this Cormorant (?) Half drowned and exhausted at Suiderstrand in South Africa after it had become trapped in sea weed
Took him/her about an hour in the sun before moving off and starting to look for breakfast118771

Brisruss

20th January 2017, 03:22 PM

Here are some more from Africa. These are from Namibia, Botswana or South Africa West Coast.
Cheers,
Russ

scarry

23rd January 2017, 07:44 PM

These guys have been hanging around lately.They eat the biggest stick insects you have ever seen.:o

Pacific Baza

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/346.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15625886)

Dark61

27th January 2017, 08:30 AM

This lot 2nd clutch. Started off with 6 , three days ago now down to 4.

Previous lot = only 3 and she managed somehow to lose them all in one day. Possibly new Mum.Dad still turns up occasionally, for some nosh.
Apologies for quality of pic - just using a pocket camera.
cheers,
D

Bytemrk

31st January 2017, 10:07 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/01/5.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QqBXKy)

ozscott

1st February 2017, 01:39 PM

Bytemark that is brilliantly clear - duck on log. What kit and settings for that? And what post production? Cheers

Bytemrk

2nd February 2017, 08:25 AM

Nikon D500 and 70-200 2.8 @175mm . f/5.0 1/20 ISO 800 .

It was pretty dark in there - the VR on that lens certainly helped at that sort of shutter speed.

Ran it through Lightroom and a little sharpening and my watermark through Photoshop.

ozscott

2nd February 2017, 09:45 AM

That is a credit to you mate. I like all the shots you post buy that just stood out. Cheers

ozscott

4th February 2017, 10:05 PM

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scarry

25th February 2017, 08:30 PM

Needs a bit of PP,one day when i work out how to do it....

Difficult to take as was very dark where the chicks were in the nest,overexposing the adult slightly.

Little Woodswallow

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/137.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15693559)

scarry

26th February 2017, 07:40 PM

Early in the morning,light coming the wrong way,but had a crack anyway...

Rainbow bee eater

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/84.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15693851)

Geedublya

27th February 2017, 05:31 AM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/63.jpg (http://s55.photobucket.com/user/geedublya/media/Birds/P4080036.jpg.html)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/64.jpg (http://s55.photobucket.com/user/geedublya/media/Birds/P4080032.jpg.html)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/65.jpg (http://s55.photobucket.com/user/geedublya/media/Birds/P4080033.jpg.html)

I was tidying up my photos and found these that I had forgotten about. An adult and a juvenile I saw when visiting Stanley Tasmania in 2015. I had never seen these brutes before and for once I had a camera.

Kelp Gull | BirdLife Australia (http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/kelp-gull)

jx2mad

27th February 2017, 07:24 AM

Fledgling lorikeets

scarry

1st March 2017, 09:12 PM

Bronzewing

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/638.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15699172)

Chucaro

2nd March 2017, 06:53 AM

Nice and sharp!
There are heaps of very good images on the thread since the last time that I have visited the forum. :thumbsup:

jx2mad

2nd March 2017, 07:25 AM

One of the fledgling rainbow lorikeets parents

scarry

2nd March 2017, 07:53 AM

One of the fledgling rainbow lorikeets parents

I think those two parrots in the earlier pic may not be rainbows[wink11]

They are probably Musk lorikeets

jx2mad

2nd March 2017, 08:28 AM

Thanks, I will check. Jim

jx2mad

2nd March 2017, 08:31 AM

The Musk lorikeets do not have the vivid band across the chest, so definitely rainbow. Jim

Bytemrk

9th March 2017, 09:37 PM

Nice and sharp!
There are heaps of very good images on the thread since the last time that I have visited the forum. :thumbsup:

See you should come more often hey! [biggrin][biggrin]

Bytemrk

9th March 2017, 09:40 PM

Bronzewing

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/638.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15699172)

Hey Paul,

I'll see your Bronzewing and raise you one from down south

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/603.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ry8RaZ)

[B]Bronzewing

Bytemrk

9th March 2017, 09:43 PM

A few more from this evening..... first time I've got out in ages!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/635.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SJtZW1)

Rainbow Lorikeet

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/636.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SJtQkN)

Eastern Rosella

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/637.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SN63Xn)

Galah

Brisruss

10th March 2017, 10:06 AM

Hi Mark,
What lens did you take those three with? I particularly like the Galah.
Cheers,
Russ

Bytemrk

10th March 2017, 10:28 AM

They were all taken with my Nikon D500 and the Nikkor 200-500.

Makes a fun combination [biggrin]

scarry

10th March 2017, 08:04 PM

Hey Paul,

I'll see your Bronzewing and raise you one from down south

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/603.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ry8RaZ)

[B]Bronzewing

Surprising how much difference there is in the colour,has that pic had any PP?

Bytemrk

10th March 2017, 08:12 PM

I thought the same thing when I looked at them together. I shoot everything in raw, so there is always a certain amount of black/white shadow/highlight adjustment, but no other colour manipulation.

Colours looks pretty close to what I saw - but it was shot at dusk in fading light, so that may account for some of it.

Geedublya

10th March 2017, 09:18 PM

Just different variations from different parts of the country I think. May also be different genders or ages.

scarry

11th March 2017, 05:24 PM

what about some wren pics for a change

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/560.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15714293)

incisor

12th March 2017, 08:47 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/502.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SPhQoW)
littleyellowone (https://flic.kr/p/SPhQoW) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/503.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SD6oys)
splishsplash (https://flic.kr/p/SD6oys) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/504.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SSSMen)
birdsofafeather (https://flic.kr/p/SSSMen) by Dave Blears (https://www.flickr.com/photos/niknodave/), on Flickr

scarry

12th March 2017, 09:37 PM

And another wren

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/500.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15715689)

Bytemrk

17th March 2017, 08:15 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/360.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RJK5Jd)

The Currawong watching me

Bytemrk

17th March 2017, 09:10 PM

I think this scruffy little fella is a young Cormorant, but not 100% sure

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/03/359.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/T2k2s2)

Bytemrk

2nd April 2017, 09:13 PM

This little guy decided my wiper arm made a good perch...... and he had a reflection to talk to..

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/04/1021.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SU3WFh)

[B]Immature Fairy Wren

Rok_Dr

22nd April 2017, 05:03 PM

I'm currently in Essaouira Morocco. Caught a couple of good seagull shots at the fishing harbour yesterday.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/04/359.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/04/360.jpg

Cheers
Steve

bee utey

22nd April 2017, 05:46 PM

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Dry Creek outlet drain, Adelaide.

bee utey

23rd April 2017, 07:30 PM

Pelican

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Bytemrk

29th April 2017, 08:53 PM

A couple of shots of an eagle I found between Andamooka and Woomera...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/04/35.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/04/36.jpg

Geedublya

30th April 2017, 05:49 AM

What lense did you use for the first shot Mark? The detail is nice on the feathers but then the feet are a little blurry. The second shot makes the bird look huge due to the size of the foliage.

Bytemrk

30th April 2017, 09:42 AM

Nikkor 200-500

Bytemrk

1st May 2017, 08:03 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/05/1062.jpg

Venus Bay S.A.

Bytemrk

1st May 2017, 08:22 PM

Pretty sure this guy is a Kestrel, but not 100%.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/05/1059.jpg

scarry

1st May 2017, 08:40 PM

Pretty sure this guy is a Kestrel, but not 100%.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/05/1059.jpg

Very dark on back for a Kestrel,but it maybe just the light making it appear dark.
If it was around 300mm long,definitely a kestrel.
If around 450 to 500mm long,could be a brown falcon.

More likely a Kestrel,particularly as it ha no 'socks' on the top of its legs

Bytemrk

1st May 2017, 08:46 PM

Thanks Paul ... it was about 300mm or so I thought he was a bit small for a brown falcon, but wasn't sure.

bee utey

9th May 2017, 03:07 PM

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scarry

15th May 2017, 07:50 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/05/459.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/15794745)

Warby

22nd May 2017, 04:12 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/05/286.jpg

Warby

22nd May 2017, 04:14 PM

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/05/285.jpg
And his mate...

Xtreme

3rd June 2017, 12:32 AM

Here's some sort of (German) duck on a floating island of debris with two young just broken out of the eggs. I didn't realise the eggs & young were there until I viewed the 'graph on the big screen. There's also a couple of fish there to sustain mother duck while she does her thing.

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Not a real clear shot by the standards here - only shot with a Canon SX 60HS - but IMHO, an interesting shot none the less.