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Great work everybody.

@Brandy, great Osprey and I'm dead jealous of the spinifex pigeon. I was in the heart of spinifex pigeon country a couple of weeks ago, but unfortunately the tow-truck driver wouldn't stop!!!

@vinayn, superb study of the breeding Cattle Egret.

Eastern Yellow Robin - 03043

I got this one in the Bunya Mountains National Park, between Kingaroy and Dalby in rural Queensland.

Camera Model: DSLR-A200
Lens: 300mm F4
Mode: Aperture-priority AE
Focal Length: 420 mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/320)
ISO: 800

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This Plumed Whistling-Duck was one of a flock that flew into Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo for a quick visit. As I've said before, Australia Zoo is a bit of a bird Mecca. In fact I would confidently say that there are more wild species in the grounds than there are in the large walk-through aviary. It's a terrific place and a fitting tribute to a bloke who, although seen as a bit of a Wally by some in his homeland, was undoubtedly a dedicated wildlife conservationist and activist. Onya Steve!!

Camera Model: DSLR-A200
Lens: 300mm F4
Mode: Aperture-priority AE
Focal Length: 420 mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/800)
ISO: 400

Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) -04346.jpg

I got this one in an urban wetland in subrurban Hervey Bay.

Camera Model: DSLR-A200
Mode: Aperture-priority AE
Focal Length: 300 mm
Aperture: f/4.0
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
ISO: 200

     Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) -04033

I got this one at the Theodolite Creek Estuary on Queensland's Coral Coast.

Camera Model: DSLR-A200
Lens: 300mm F4
Mode: Aperture-priority AE
Focal Length: 420 mm
Aperture: f/9.0
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
ISO: 200

Here is a wooly necked stork from today.

This was shot at a Wildlife sanctuary 100 miles from Bangalore. This was shot in the night using the light from the jeep. Shot using the A700 and the Tamron 200-500 at ISO 800.

An outing today.

Finally got close to a Turkey Vulture.

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Not sue what this bird is. Tried to identify it, but couldn't.

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Finally went to my usual eagle spot and got a few.

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Brandy wrote: Brian, loved the Hummer, something I'd love to see and yes a trip to South Africa would be nice too!! A Spinifex Pigeon. Brandy.

Hi Brandy,

That's a fantastic shot, but unfortunately, it isn't a Spinifex Pigeon. It's actually a Crested Pigeon, which has the same crest but is coloured differently. The Spinifex Pigeon is a lot more brownly coloured. It would have been awesome if this was a S.P. Still haven't seen one, but fingers crossed I will one day.

Nice Osprey shots BTW!

Cheers,
Tim

Edited by Sarge - 29 August 2010 at 12:15

maewpa wrote: Stork already enjoying winter holiday in Africa (...)

Unfortunately not, there is so much danger on the way and transmission lines are just one reason. Only about 30% of the German storks of a year reach their wintering grounds, a stork father told me.

Lovely image..