couple more spoonies

[avkomp]

600f4
1/2000 f8 iso 400 full frame


1/4000 f8 iso 400 full frame

this looks to be a juvenile royal that I saw being fed last time I was there.
maybe that is why it is more laid back?

[Gordon]

Great images Stephen, you must have almost been giving them the kiss of life, even with a 600mm lens you must have been really close.

[avkomp]

yes they were super close, at times inside minimal focal distance on the 600.
thats why the 70-200 got a game.
last time I was there, the adult was very very wary and took off. I had to use the ground pod and crawl under some low branches in the mud but this guy didnt seem to give a damn. I walked in and sat down around 10-15m from them and they seemed nonplussed, and after a while went about their business.
maybe the camo worked? but I suspect the relative youth of this guy and sitting still are the answers.

[P Plates]

How great is #1 showing us the inside of its beak. I think if it was an actor it would tell you this wasn't its most flattering profile but very interesting.

[Alan]

Another two beauties Stephen