It's always hard to draw a line between good photos that deserve publishing and average ones that never see the world. Especially for species that never appear on good photos. There isn't much time left for this bloG, but I think at this point I'm ready to redefine my own quality control requirements. Small birds which hide in the undergrowth are a serious challenge for the photographer. The lighting is poor most of the time, they move fast and are so tiny to make focusing very difficult. On top of all this, the setting is seldom anything that can be qualified as 'inspiring', 'clean' or 'beautiful'.
Many times I see a tiny creature and feel very lucky to even be able to get a snap of it, so that later at home I can identify the bird. Often this happens only once and there is no chance for a second take. Maybe I'm missing something important, but until I get much better images of some of these species I will keep posting average photos which at least show the birds and can be used as a reference by other bloggers.
above: Grey Fantail, Tasmania
above: Brown Thornbill, Tasmania
above: Variegated Fairywren, NSW
above: Spotted Pardalote, Tasmania
above: Striated Pardalote
above: Striated Pardalote
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As we steadily progress towards the final post in this bloG, I'm trying to go through all my old photos and find any images from the last year that are worth posting.
Common Starlings, Tasmania
Young Eastern Whipbird, NSW
The image above shows well the differences between mature and juvenile Black-faced Cormorants. Youngsters are brown and smaller. The white plumes on the back of the adult bird's neck are apparently a part of the breeding outfit. For a long time I thought that they appeared, just like in humans, with aging.
Black-faced Cormorants, Tasmania
above: Spotted Turtle-Dove, Tasmania
above: Crested Pigeon, NSW
above: Spotted Turtle-Dove, Tasmania
Tasmanian Native-hen
First and only encounter: Lewin's Honeyeater, NSW
Another first-time appearance: Australian Reed-Warbler, NSW
above: Grey Fantail, Tasmania
above: Brown Thornbill, Tasmania
above: Variegated Fairywren, NSW
above: Spotted Pardalote, Tasmania
above: Striated Pardalote
above: Striated Pardalote
Red-necked Wallabies, Tasmania
Corellas dropped by again this morning. At first the two kids walked up and down the branch...
... and then the parents arrived and each gave a good meal to one chick.
above: Pacific Gull, Tasmania
above: Welcome Swallow, NSW
above: Laughing Kookaburra, NSW
above: Black Swan, NSW
above: Long-billed Corella, Tasmania
above: Flying Fox, NSW
above:White-faced Heron, NSW
