Eagleby Wetlands finally came good

[wigz]

or at least better. I met another photographer there who was on for a chat and while we talked a number of bird species appeared in the trees around us. It does pay to just stand and wait.

I used a 1.4 teleconverter with the 500mm lens to give 700mm for these, but that makes f/8 the maximum aperture.

1. A Laughing Kookaburra just as the sun came up. It was quite dark - 1/250 f/8 ISO 12,800


2. Golden-headed Cisticola


3. Chestnut-breasted Mannikin. It was a long way away so left the crop very loose


3. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike


5. Striated Pardalote

[SharonH]

All beauties :-) there are a couple of Kookaburras at the zoo where I was the other day they are lovely and the sound they make could be heard nearly all over the zoo.

[wigz]

Thank you Sharon.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day Alan

Another beaut set of images - and the Kooka and the Pardalote are attention grabbers

Phil

[wigz]

Thanks Phil. Very pleased to get a decent Pardalote photo, they are very small and fast. I don't often photograph Kookaburras, but the light looked special on this one.

[Isac]

All excellent shots Alan. The pardalote is a standout.

[wigz]

Thanks Isac