.................... "i think the one below is an eastern fig bird" ................
Hi Dave, my guess would be an immature male Northern Figbird. :)
Deano :)
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.................... "i think the one below is an eastern fig bird" ................
Hi Dave, my guess would be an immature male Northern Figbird. :)
Deano :)
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/im...016/01/736.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/722.jpg
just can't get them super sharp as yet....
won't be for lack of trying :p
............... 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 :)
IMO is a juvenile male Australian (Australasian) Fig bird , Sphecotheres vieilloti like this example:Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/716.jpg
The female is this one:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/717.jpg
Dave, I think that it is a Yellow Faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops.Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
I only managed to take only on shot of this species at the Bundaberg botanic gardens.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/715.jpg
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.:(:(
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/im...016/01/685.jpg
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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/687.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/688.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/689.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/690.jpg
this mornings attempt
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/376.jpg
My walk this morning:
Red-capped parrot.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/664.jpg
Splendid fairy wren on the fence:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/01/665.jpg