tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25391439340398045292024-03-14T04:54:59.070+11:00| Portraits of Australian Animals | Tilcheff | bloG |tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comBlogger546125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-1252017929511145322021-05-12T00:30:00.002+10:002022-08-30T17:18:13.540+10:00Echidna<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEV-o-u_6z8uOqAIxoexeIM_V5vsE9eX9HNW2QGwlVnoYgA1dDgPyMaUxiq-yDih3lh0rs1LH4x-Mjxs0sScEJvJQabsAzZntMFmUjIN3-HqkLANenvvcm20uWzXJR8RndAM8XsJmWEC8yejylPi1iPW=w1200-h800-no?authuser=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEV-o-u_6z8uOqAIxoexeIM_V5vsE9eX9HNW2QGwlVnoYgA1dDgPyMaUxiq-yDih3lh0rs1LH4x-Mjxs0sScEJvJQabsAzZntMFmUjIN3-HqkLANenvvcm20uWzXJR8RndAM8XsJmWEC8yejylPi1iPW=w640-no?authuser=0" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a>
<p>Looking at the photo above, I guess I can let the Melon and the Quokka be the cutest marsupials, because the Echidna is not a marsupial.<br />
But it sure is extremely cute!</p>
<p>A cute little tank. Always focused, with one thing in mind: "Find ants!".</p>
<p>I have seen bushfire survivors, with a few molten spines, but as determined and as lively as any other.<br />
I've seen them cross creeks and climb hollow tree trunks up to a meter above ground.</p>
<p>Amazing little creatures!<br />
Spotting one always makes my day special.</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Short-beaked Echidna, Tasmania</div>
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<p>When I go up the hill I sometimes spot wallabies, esp. during the cold months.<br />
I often wonder whether their presence is linked to the vegetation cycles or water availability. Or maybe even their yearly reproductive cycles?</p>
<p>I've tried to speak with other bushwalkers, but no one really seems to be interested or knowledgeable...<br />
Sadly, most people that I'd meet up there are mad greenies, who are happy that 'finally the UN is taking over the conservation'.</p>
<p>This is why I like to walk and photograph alone.</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Red-necked (Bennett's) Wallaby, Tasmania</div>
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<p>I call the Ringtail Possums "the Mousies".<br />
It's always a joy when I hear them after sunset and see them run like crazy along the thinnest of branches.<br />
Beautiful, agile and cute beasties, with gentle calls and amazing acrobatic skills.</p>
<p>When winter approaches, they carry twigs and leaves with their curled tails to build comfy warm dreys.</p>
<p>Here, there is also at least one Eastern Pygmy Possum, probably more. But they are literally as fast as Speedy Gonzalez, much more difficult to spot and completely impossible to photograph. But even just seeing them is such a treat!<br/>
Pygmy Mousies :)</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Common Ringtail Possum, Tasmania</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Together with the Quokka, Tasmanian Pademelons are among the cutest marsupials.</p>
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<p>I spot them quite often when I walk through the gully, but photographing them is not easy. Almost always they disappear quickly in the thick shrubs. The gully is always shady and quite dark and my old camera struggles to expose well even at high ISO.</p>
<p>But a few times I've had magical moments when a mother 'melon would let me stay close while she feeds and her joey hops around totally unafraid of my presence.</p>
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<p>And here is a Bandicoot.<br />
It just appeared out of nowhere, while I was quietly photographing a wallaby. Walked quickly past me, sniffing under the fallen leaves. A minute later it had already disappeared.<br />
It was so great to see a Bandicoot during the day.</p>
<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3dVAVXEgMJwaK6zoOFfsw144ml1E5IjajH-BaU5fERBNjcxQ9CD2c-OwKFyh4UU7fx1mndqSIwe707b7bpjguR4uDlHXHrOTKg85Suj1arNjxGFqW9XPXrV83O4D-hHT38PAfj-mEs8gPH_BzTwiBSf=w1200-h800-no?authuser=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3dVAVXEgMJwaK6zoOFfsw144ml1E5IjajH-BaU5fERBNjcxQ9CD2c-OwKFyh4UU7fx1mndqSIwe707b7bpjguR4uDlHXHrOTKg85Suj1arNjxGFqW9XPXrV83O4D-hHT38PAfj-mEs8gPH_BzTwiBSf=w640-no?authuser=0" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Above: Tasmanian Pademelon, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Tasmania</div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-68042997179331920722021-05-08T15:25:00.000+10:002021-05-10T00:09:47.449+10:00Brushies<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3dk1TCmz4kR_79E4YpnynTOeVdl7b7P-nOBNmSfQtcSBuvxrwB7W7PextRYdx2myYhJBzmL3SyPUtc91cx6FVoM5EzhBXshUPXCimW57k_inNcjD7R6nchR83B3zgKPLrAeM9HbubMgWXZnWcsRDOQ4=w1200-h800-no?authuser=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3dk1TCmz4kR_79E4YpnynTOeVdl7b7P-nOBNmSfQtcSBuvxrwB7W7PextRYdx2myYhJBzmL3SyPUtc91cx6FVoM5EzhBXshUPXCimW57k_inNcjD7R6nchR83B3zgKPLrAeM9HbubMgWXZnWcsRDOQ4=w640-no?authuser=0" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a>
<p>I love seeing the brushies.</p>
<p>I often get up at night to try to spot them and I don't mind at all when they wake me up with their squeals, roars and hisses. I even recognize their individual voices.<br />
There are 3 colour variants here where I live: Grey with cream tummy, Chocolate red, and Dark chocolate with cream tummy.</p>
<p>I'm told that today is Mother's day in the anglo world.<br />
All praise and medals should go to the Chocolate red female possum on the photos below - a heroic, gentle and caring mother, whom I've known for 6 years already.</p>
<p>She raised two healthy, happy kids one after the other this year alone!</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Brushtail Possums, Tasmania</div>
<div style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-89443512881869015152021-05-07T13:20:00.017+10:002021-11-06T01:18:19.356+11:00Signs of life<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3elxoM2yy6mGyujzKsvvqujkhulE_XsEnB9DJtLkUncoJpNKuFJre9ffmW-OfnQayW0zPPJTeCO8-IheW02wcOK09ejH3yAIRDj5v7hqoqI2UOgCL6gmQU3Ld_wpgVEl6_HWH_pbCu-QsjOC-6rEnDs=w1200-h800-no?authuser=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3elxoM2yy6mGyujzKsvvqujkhulE_XsEnB9DJtLkUncoJpNKuFJre9ffmW-OfnQayW0zPPJTeCO8-IheW02wcOK09ejH3yAIRDj5v7hqoqI2UOgCL6gmQU3Ld_wpgVEl6_HWH_pbCu-QsjOC-6rEnDs=w640-no?authuser=0" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a>
<p>I haven't posted for over two years, it seems.</p>
<p>Thank you to all the hundreds of good people who emailed me over this period to ask whether I was OK and to say how much they all miss the regular updates.</p>
<p>It is heartwarming to know that even people who are first-time visitors enjoyed the photos that much to actually make the effort to say 'hi'.</p>
<p><b>Thank you!</b></p>
<p>I'm well.<br />
I've been very busy with work and my other big project - <a href="https://flash-powertools.com/" target="_blank">Flanimate Power Tools</a>.<br />
I keep taking photos with my old Canon. Posting less frequently allows me to detach and choose only the good ones to show here eventually.</p>
<p>The last year has been the best one for Hobart in a long time. Thanks to the nasty Chinese virus, Tasmanian borders have been closed and all the tourists and international students have disappeared, so locals could regain some breathing space, some air. <br />
The animals seem happier too.</p>
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<h3>The Robin Family</h3>
<p>I observed a pair of Scarlet Robins build a nest and successfully raise 3 chicks.<br/>
It was wonderful!</p>
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<h3>More birdies</h3>
<p>And below are just a few more bird photos from the last few months.</p>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">In this post: Grey Fantail, Grey Currawong, Green Rosella, Golden Whistler, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Scarlet Robin - all photographed in Tasmania.</div>
<div style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-88237686789956380452018-12-31T18:02:00.000+11:002019-10-09T11:59:38.620+11:00Some photos from 2018<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tIxNaKOMxTikFkyw2BeLJa2uqAh1GgNr1Civ9Uvs5wYXATaT0pOiciJB3rxoV6RJnM4byqr7xGmVD0_pPxR0gxlsGZUhcrDAoICPShZzQfjhMKCsU5MNKMxM04ac7HThz6oOjsW2mkwVST-qFOEC0NZbty_sTW3wtR_NiKc1gpuWsS9L1knHz7pP9FKNFob-EDQWbXEKOL66oRZduG1-7x3IFREUFsY23gZWZ5bd5r-g4HTDkvdZLV__XWOkv_so8--aFfKLs5yUlISF9YzVcGDRSOEpLmhfcyfopQwETxDaQDzQRk2BESZMv8zp954po5o3V8R1W_muroe_mWBPnTD-TYFuUnmV88-0KDpintEQONS-OAbI0UnFc-AbdfJhVEk-WsMvZfufefIg99uTRThDsZRDLyz2_tzugjEf1Ybm0QwomkFDtmHSaKNo2-0CiCulDTGn7D43U-OiOcuBDx8EuGr-HcpRWvhq9LRgL-UWWxQ1tnRJxUTuVON6HysYNhtsZr5Lx7ahOtwTMoytxmXa0J2RIJYCOOaZzFp0roAFYXbsZzysF9Y_pATGpr-Xv6IFiXAUCRoSslmnxbTXsopb09tGF1Y5p1i9RtwLoT2VIVoTOF2e3id-CoKVRKTqQermdvZ05F-kIU5aWFSLT6kMz_235Y4B8Xelrbzoga9czXQdgafsYtM=w1200-h800-no" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tIxNaKOMxTikFkyw2BeLJa2uqAh1GgNr1Civ9Uvs5wYXATaT0pOiciJB3rxoV6RJnM4byqr7xGmVD0_pPxR0gxlsGZUhcrDAoICPShZzQfjhMKCsU5MNKMxM04ac7HThz6oOjsW2mkwVST-qFOEC0NZbty_sTW3wtR_NiKc1gpuWsS9L1knHz7pP9FKNFob-EDQWbXEKOL66oRZduG1-7x3IFREUFsY23gZWZ5bd5r-g4HTDkvdZLV__XWOkv_so8--aFfKLs5yUlISF9YzVcGDRSOEpLmhfcyfopQwETxDaQDzQRk2BESZMv8zp954po5o3V8R1W_muroe_mWBPnTD-TYFuUnmV88-0KDpintEQONS-OAbI0UnFc-AbdfJhVEk-WsMvZfufefIg99uTRThDsZRDLyz2_tzugjEf1Ybm0QwomkFDtmHSaKNo2-0CiCulDTGn7D43U-OiOcuBDx8EuGr-HcpRWvhq9LRgL-UWWxQ1tnRJxUTuVON6HysYNhtsZr5Lx7ahOtwTMoytxmXa0J2RIJYCOOaZzFp0roAFYXbsZzysF9Y_pATGpr-Xv6IFiXAUCRoSslmnxbTXsopb09tGF1Y5p1i9RtwLoT2VIVoTOF2e3id-CoKVRKTqQermdvZ05F-kIU5aWFSLT6kMz_235Y4B8Xelrbzoga9czXQdgafsYtM=w640-no" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>2018 was a very busy year for me.<br/>
As usual I kept taking photos with my old camera, but until now I did not have the time to go through them and choose some to post. My initial intention was to make only one entry, but the oystercatchers stood out and demanded their own post.</p>
<p>This one will be just a collection of images. As always, each one has its own story, which I tend to somehow always remember, but these stories will remain untold.</p>
<p>Happy New Year!<br/>
Hope to see you around again some time in 2019. Enjoy the captured moments!</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Green Rosella, Juv. Galah, Eastern Rosella, Tasmania</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Red-necked (Bennet's) Wallabies, Tasmania</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Tasmanian Scrubwren, Grey Fantail, Silvereye, Common Starling, Black-faced Cormorant, Tasmania</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Sammy, the New Zealand Fur Seal, Tasmania</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Masked Lapwing, Grey (Clinking) Currawong. Juv. Australian Magpie, Tasmanian nativehen, Yellow Wattlebird, Noisy Miner, Juv. Grey Butcherbird, Tasmania</div>
<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-23919153169159499882018-12-29T17:13:00.000+11:002019-10-09T10:00:17.503+11:00The Sandy Bay Oystercatcher family<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/588uDyVCMtJcsT6l21tLFlOGO1C0QoAHuibI1oP29CISQtXqZFHkfrA6elBiAIWFV1KayIICaqJBM0exHCWg7gbIgNNz_rJbIusG_OztEvee3p2RmwjBB3XeQ2NPlnWXXdXoPM-n6LIxhWGXjOwhzz38mZJOxl0Dpku0tQeAAx5WScbd6rEAUeGdKY2lu35y1pOgx-8aB7sICKbahXG0H74EHU2KvMc2gOZYhPt6L7aBjtjxIyPCE9klDvCsH25-GDU-DI4FiBuqQpDdahascK6Q2tK2cRme7YMdLyWcVzuSU87B52XAn6TLlDNNhV2o1Lz7cYJN9C_1jwZ60dUlohUZw_OiuRNhPsvujO9AcluPePcB8jCaLy8NuQf4C7LoTpwlyAWUZZuzQrMcChbd11JYAfreWdtREJrOR-m88HLv4cHnXVZGrLkOz_opl71IuwtvrUGNbDqvUqbNzLmOv62atDUcnO0kPzInixhxPupyr-wpBm5dA8vUpvQS_BPkKZEHoGNDfI3jTEaxutrNyZLPqEtKUtkFJcQ_uUSllrNWo1TbOrX5EY7xSynN6chIGdb3BMK7L3rLVIXwXG_7K1wcz-aKMbfwDAiE02CKsxdZMLa67uizCDxHkFxr92zOYvBOjMMqVV2uZzNnRAEF84QpOGZLW5iE7rhzAd450w18cP6UzMZmFQo=w1200-h798-no" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/588uDyVCMtJcsT6l21tLFlOGO1C0QoAHuibI1oP29CISQtXqZFHkfrA6elBiAIWFV1KayIICaqJBM0exHCWg7gbIgNNz_rJbIusG_OztEvee3p2RmwjBB3XeQ2NPlnWXXdXoPM-n6LIxhWGXjOwhzz38mZJOxl0Dpku0tQeAAx5WScbd6rEAUeGdKY2lu35y1pOgx-8aB7sICKbahXG0H74EHU2KvMc2gOZYhPt6L7aBjtjxIyPCE9klDvCsH25-GDU-DI4FiBuqQpDdahascK6Q2tK2cRme7YMdLyWcVzuSU87B52XAn6TLlDNNhV2o1Lz7cYJN9C_1jwZ60dUlohUZw_OiuRNhPsvujO9AcluPePcB8jCaLy8NuQf4C7LoTpwlyAWUZZuzQrMcChbd11JYAfreWdtREJrOR-m88HLv4cHnXVZGrLkOz_opl71IuwtvrUGNbDqvUqbNzLmOv62atDUcnO0kPzInixhxPupyr-wpBm5dA8vUpvQS_BPkKZEHoGNDfI3jTEaxutrNyZLPqEtKUtkFJcQ_uUSllrNWo1TbOrX5EY7xSynN6chIGdb3BMK7L3rLVIXwXG_7K1wcz-aKMbfwDAiE02CKsxdZMLa67uizCDxHkFxr92zOYvBOjMMqVV2uZzNnRAEF84QpOGZLW5iE7rhzAd450w18cP6UzMZmFQo=w640-no" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>When I go out for my regular walks in the area, I always try to spot the resident Pied Oystercatcher couple. They never seem to venture too far away. This is their territory. There are no other oystercatchers permanently living here, so when I see one or two, I know they are the same birds. They seem to be more tolerant toward the Sooty Oystercatchers than toward others of their own species. A small flock of 6-8 'Sooties' might stay in the area for a week or two once a year. I believe that there are other Pied Oystercatcher couples, resident in the nearby bays, but they nearly never seem to come over. </p>
<p>My previous attempts to photograph oystercatchers have shown me that they are generally cautious and keep their distance. Until recently I could never get close enough to take good photos.</p>
<p>I've noticed that this couple are very successful as parents - every year they always seem to be able to protect their two chicks until they are fully grown and fly away.</p>
<p>This time I was persistent and tried to photograph them every time I saw them, documented the growth of their offspring and it seems that they got used to me somehow and let me much closer. Below are some photos taken between October 2017 and February 2018.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>Although they are always in close proximity of one another I noticed the changes in behaviour. They started doing these little dance displays, combined sometimes with pleasant chirpy vocalisations.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>Then while I was looking at the area where I suspected they may have built a nest, an alien oystercatcher appeared. It is difficult to tell whether it was a male, a female or one of the kids from the previous year. Toward me they weren't aggressively protective of their site yet, which led me to think that they still did not have eggs, but I was keeping respectful distance also.</p>
<p>The new arrival tried to socialise at first, casually searching for food near them. This was tolerated for a while. Later however he did some head-bobbing and dancing. This wasn't taken well and he was aggressively chased away by both residents.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>Days after that they gradually became more and more annoyed by my presence. Initially they used the old distraction techniques where they pretend to have no interest in the area where I suspected the nest to be. (I never really went too close to it. I knew roughly the location and kept my distance.)</p>
<p>Then a little later they moved from attempts to attract me away to actively swooping and chasing me away. This is how on a foggy day I got these great in-flight shots. It was time for a retreat and for a few weeks I only looked at them from a significant distance.</p></div>
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<p>One day I spotted the little fluffballs. They looked active and healthy, feeding themselves and following their parents, who were very watchful and alert.</p>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>Kids grew up fast. There were a couple of pretty bad storms when I did worry how they were doing. The little beaches they use to forage onto join during low tides, but get separated when levels are high. One provides much better shelter than the other. I was worried that they would be trapped on the exposed beach and then big waves, wind and rain would pose much danger.</p>
<p>But they survived the first big storms and kept growing.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>A few weeks later they fledged and started stretching their wings. Soon they could fly short distances following their parents and I stopped worrying about them. </p>
<p>Parents were much more relaxed now and I could again get closer and take better photos.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>I have some images where all four birds are in frame, but they are not as good, that is why I decided to mostly post the better ones where we have one or two birds in the photograph.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>The chicks kept learning how to open shells and search for 'soft' food and as they grew they became more and more independent. I started seeing at first one of them doing its own thing - sleeping separately or walking separately; then the other one followed. They would sometimes join the parents and sometimes appear on their own. The adults started separating also. One of them even disappeared for a few days. This must have signalled that the children are ready for independent lives. Parents needed a break.</p>
<p>I don't know when exactly the young birds moved away and whether they had to be encouraged to do so or did it driven by internal instinct. All my attention around that time must have been taken by my work and I think I skipped a few walks. When I went back, the young birds were gone. Soon after that the adults re-united and went back to their usual routines.</p>
<p>The image below is one of the last ones that I have of the young birds. Both of them looked healthy, independent and very capable of taking care of themselves.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Pied Oystercatcher, Tasmania</div>
<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial; margin-bottom: 36px;"><span style="font-size:78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div>
<h2>One year later</h2>
<div style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); margin-top: 3px;">update Friday, January 4, 2019</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>There were bushfires near Hobart today and the smoke formed natural filter high in the sky. The light was soft, warm and diffuse. After the heatwave passed and the temperature dropped back to normal, I went outside to see if I could spot any birds to photograph in the unusual light.</p></div>
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<p>What a nice surprise!</p>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>The tide was low and I saw the oystercatchers with their next brood. Only days after I posted the story documenting them raising their children last year and mentioned what successful parents they are, here we have two more healthy fledged young oystercatchers, learning how to use the orange can openers and already stretching their new wings.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p>One of the chicks closely followed the mother who extracted food from the shells and fed it regularly. The other chick, probably a couple of days older, was already looking after itself.</p></div>
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<p>Good luck little ones!</p>
<p>I'm so glad to see you around!</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Pied Oystercatcher, Tasmania</div>
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tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-58889301911211693292017-10-01T16:17:00.000+11:002017-10-02T10:56:16.260+11:00Ten years of infrequent blogging<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WxGUH1P5Nzaoo1JBzT1xjT6WKqTSG963FHvkJK-mBTZ_xXC_X3zpZUfx8FsBnaI48kUdRsAmv14wt-aFLc1_fvKWqw9wK63ShWCfYZxLaoH8oqSH0C6x5InAS7YZGr3R5c3Bbyvjtg=w1200-h800-no" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WxGUH1P5Nzaoo1JBzT1xjT6WKqTSG963FHvkJK-mBTZ_xXC_X3zpZUfx8FsBnaI48kUdRsAmv14wt-aFLc1_fvKWqw9wK63ShWCfYZxLaoH8oqSH0C6x5InAS7YZGr3R5c3Bbyvjtg=w640" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a>
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G'day! Couldn't resist to start with one more photo of Sammy, the New Zealand Fur Seal.<br />
He has fattened up and is ready for the summer. This pic marks the first time he actually looked straight into the camera!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Superb Blue Wren, Tasmania</div>
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Ten years ago, in October of 2007, I started this blog.<br />
I had just bought a 30D in September and after some research, chose Blogger over Picasa, Flickr, Photobucket or whatever other options to share photos online were available at the time.<br />
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After all these years, it proved to have been the right decision for me. The platform had a clearly defined face; it was not masquerading as something else and my commitment to frequent blogging in the early days, literally saved me from the treacherous waters of ever having a Facebook account. At the time no one really suspected anything about the total surveillance programs, the constant monitoring and social engineering that were going on. People just got hooked and by the time it all became known they had already become addicts and had given away huge amounts of personal information - everyone was willingly writing their own dossier.<br /><br />
Blogger, at the time, was intended to be a public outlet and I have always treated it as such. In 2007 it was clear that web history was recorded and when you posted something with your real name, this would be available to everyone who searches for you online in the future. <br />
It was totally accidental, but I'm grateful to Blogger for saving me from the social media degeneracy. <br />
I had lived long enough during the last years of communism in Eastern Europe to know well how the omnipresent reporting, data collection and the dossiers that everyone had, impacted society, self-censorship and freedom of expression, personal relationships and the daily lives of all people not only during those dark years, but also for blackmail and control decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Bennett's Wallaby Joey, Tasmania</div>
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In 2007 I was living in the same area of Sandy Bay, and had just discovered Tasmania and was falling in love with it. My fascination with the wildlife and the scenery was complimented by the beauty of Hobart and the unbelievable openness and genuineness of its people. At the time it was so puzzling, it took me many years to realise it was how 'home' should feel and it is how cohesive non-fractured societies are. I'd never experienced that before.<br />
Ten years later the multi-cultural wind of destruction is starting to be felt here, and, of course, Tassie will not be spared, but it will take some more time before we see the Melbourne-Sydney-Western-European levels of decay and disconnect.<br /><br />
My work environment in 2007-2009 was the only thing in sharp contrast with the beauty of Hobart. In my (so far) 25-year animation career, the small studio which had hired me to lead their character design team tops the list of the most paranoid, unpleasant work environment on 3 continents that I have seen. But still I'm somehow grateful to them, because I only came here for the job and would have not 'discovered' Hobart otherwise.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Eastern Rosella, Tasmania</div>
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Two years later, in 2009, I had to go back to Sydney as there was no more work for me here and it took me years to find a way to organise life and come back. Have been re-living the Hobart dream for nearly 3 years now and every time I go out and see the water, the mountain, the cormorants or the parrots, I smile and feel the happiest person in the world. I am where I should be and will be coming back if circumstances force me to leave once more.<br />
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Back in 2007-2009 I often felt like a hostage - had to put up with the toxic work environment to be able to stay and live here. When I look back at that time, I'm starting to think that the energy I put into this bloG was a way to shift focus and switch off completely the moment I stepped out of the studio.<br />
I love how memory mostly keeps the good things though. Looking back at the posts from those times, makes me remember the climbs and bushwalks with vivid details as if that happened only yesterday. I used to love the daily interaction with the few blog buddies from all over Australia, and even one from the US. It was a cosy little virtual community of shared values and interests.<br />
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I have recently found out that Denis Wilson, my blog friend at <a href="https://peonyden.blogspot.com.au/">The Nature of Robertson</a> has passed away last year. It is sad. He was a good man, passionate about wildlife, who loved nature and knew a lot. I often think of him.<br />
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I hope that all other blog friends who used to frequently comment are well and healthy!<br />
I often think of you, guys and gals! Haven't been checking your blogs, just to preserve those memories the way they are a little longer.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Short-beaked Echidna, Tasmania</div>
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My 10-year-old 30D was already an old model in 2007. It still works well and I cannot justify spending thousands on a new body before it dies. Its 8-megapixel sensor sounds like a joke today. I know how much the technology has advanced, esp. in the high-ISO area and often wish I could record short videos too, but this will have to wait. <br />
I did, however, buy <a href="https://tilcheff.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/my-photographic-gear.html">a better lens</a> a few years ago and that made taking photos more enjoyable and the success rate higher.<br />
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I still boycott everything Japanese, because of the continued whale slaughter in the Antarctic. The only exception are my Canon body and lenses, due to the complete lack of alternatives.<br />
For years I used to support financially the Sea Shepherd, but since they gave up on their Southern whale defence campaigns, I have decided to stop my donations. I still think they are an efficient organisation in one way or another and I know they have reasons for their decision, but 'reasons' cannot help the whales.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Peacock in Launceston's Cataract Gorge</div>
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I am disgusted by the hypocrisy of the Australian Greens and their continuous promotion of wind farms and the so-called clean energy. <br />
These virtue-signalling communists turn a blind eye to the bird and bat slaughter and are instrumental in the ongoing deception of the general public about the devastating environmental impact of wind farms. The Green movement worldwide has been infiltrated, hijacked and destroyed from within by Marxist activists.<br />
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If any of my readers are interested to learn about the deadly effects of wind turbines, here are three articles that I have bookmarked over the years. I'm sure there are many more, but this information, unfortunately, never makes it to the mainstream as it is not as feel-good as the constant Green squawking of the renewable energy mantra.<br />
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<a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/8807761/wind-farms-vs-wildlife/">Wind farms vs. wildlife</a><br />
<a href="http://canadafreepress.com/article/wind-farms-a-slaughter-kept-hidden-from-the-public">Wind farms: a slaughter kept hidden from the public</a><br />
<a href="http://www.climatechangedispatch.com/are-wind-turbines-killing-whales.html">Are wind turbines killing whales?</a><br />
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It is amazing how many people who actually care about conservation are completely unaware of the death toll and the horrific impact those wind turbines have all over the world.
With Greens complicit to the scam, all we can do is tell our friends, it seems.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Peacock chick, trying to swallow a dead Cicada, Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania</div>
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For this anniversary post I chose some, more or less, random photos taken in the last year or so. There are thousands and probably some are better than these; there are some of birds or animals that I have not posted here even once before, but I wanted to only post 10 and these were the first 10 that could make it to the upload folder.<br />
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Blogger's interface has changed so much since I stopped using it actively, I struggle to find my way around. Picasa is now gone and every time I open the dashboard, it looks different. Very uninviting to an old user.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Baby Black Currawong, Tasmania</div>
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It's spring in Hobart. Through the window I can see a mixed flock of small birds foraging in the freshly green shrubs - Thornbills, Silvereyes, Sparrows, New Holland Honeyeaters. I can hear the Wattlebirds, the Blackbirds, the Starlings, the tree frogs at night. There are white Cockatoos, Green Rosellas, Galahs and Corellas in the area almost every day; the large Kelp Gulls soar high in the sky and call.<br />
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A friend who lives in New York recently wrote to me that he wanted to take some bird photos to send me with his email, but it wasn't that easy to find birds in NYC. What a different world! If outside in Hobart, during the day at any given moment one can rarely see fewer than 10 birds - without any other effort than looking around.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Mother and Joey Bennett's Wallaby, Tasmania</div>
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Ten years is a long time. Being so busy makes time pass very quickly. The experience is subjective, of course, but the sense of speeding up has increased recently. <br />
I think that I have improved a bit as a photographer, but not too much. I seem to have gotten a little better at self-restraint, pressing the shutter button less often.<br />
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I wanted to mark the occasion with a slightly longer post and a few photos, and since I doubt that I will post again soon, I'd like to wish all readers and blog friends all the best for the year to come.<br />
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As the idiotic PC censors are trying now to ban public Christmas celebrations, this life-long atheist would like to wish you all (very loudly) a very Merry Christmas!</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">above: Musk Lorikeet, Tasmania </div>
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tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-21674158708617531642017-07-31T12:09:00.000+10:002017-08-03T10:30:33.174+10:00A spherical impression of Hobart's Constitution Dock as reflected in the crystal-clear water, bent by the nose of a seal <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7NvLnUfSCvdqjeJfajRX80pMDN1NKmByicz46Ze-4xvhxotuLJ7V4v2ZB2x8t6FMQvLFLI9pI6maXHa3M_RB8gLT7jgeDkTGIH6VlAU7U0lbL_6bO2k4kZpw8GyNT8iXL6bYpujung=w1200-h800-no" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7NvLnUfSCvdqjeJfajRX80pMDN1NKmByicz46Ze-4xvhxotuLJ7V4v2ZB2x8t6FMQvLFLI9pI6maXHa3M_RB8gLT7jgeDkTGIH6VlAU7U0lbL_6bO2k4kZpw8GyNT8iXL6bYpujung=w1200-h800-no" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a>
<div style="text-align: justify;">This is a pretty rare capture. That day, 10 March 2017, the water was very clear and the camera could actually focus through the surface. Taken at 1/500 it is a part of a sequence that followed the seal from about 1.5m deep till he popped out in a spray of water droplets, breathed noisily out and in and made some ripples and splashes.<br /><br />
Here the water tension keeps surface flexible to a point and just as a spherical mirror, it reflects and distorts the surrounding buildings of Constitution Dock and Mako fish punt.
The water is bent from underneath by the local celebrity, Sammy.<br />
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New Zealand Fur Seal, Tasmania</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I had entered this photo into a local 'science photography' competition, but withdrew it today.<br/>
I have no other way to announce this withdrawal, but to publish a statement on my bloG.<br/>
The reason for withdrawal is that I believe the organisers (initially unintentionally) violated their own terms of participation, accepting an entry from another photographer, which did not qualify, but refused to act upon this violation when I pointed out the case to them.
</div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-48078793219856006922016-12-06T23:29:00.000+11:002019-10-09T09:26:39.792+11:00Sammy - the beautiful, friendly seal who often visits Hobart's waterfront<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/i5h6jZLZvkcXXFIaMNIm6-1Fg7793rpIz792PDbxGXbCU87TfN0CcAGlMyLcDir0zhSsrz5-KIRRCQgp5U-fxLbK6fL6ziChs1_iJXv2xKh8Qu3In5o-izLJF_TkTGVRu2f121plmZjun4HSYaFofozbQdR03o164NWo8cyZVo-rIWroGII1W_g9pDVlNsoUTFi8cdX52Wa8bEhj-yefnBsBJML2DQZA2rbfUBF1FMxk3Vv9o3JyI17ZG_ID_t0QE5mou83IUp7Dd9mRe0v-iFDA1cZK2ejLH_TLWN3c8GlYz01MH2zjqhfNksat4v4zvXB8NyJd65VWKjcYRmJtdP5fgJrPe5N9T2qxGa8E9s6-XWm8Z0-2NkTDgQjWoVQn5y30MrUv1yXKtSuDqydB8DcSuK-Ju6JYGMVcU6ZaG0wGH0fjZ33-C0ImzE4zAfi2b0u9UokAVwCb-7kvr_ZEm3nUkWY9udSNplUuep42wQAnHfxTEjDmpPHQ0RRabd7TEQef0kDCyP53BKHaqwJC1_bV0D7llwtBwxoY6_Mmq82r0b-LsOHvjj4rtTItZArwzTEBNirErUnWuBbDMs0Yur2eMO9zFXAREukvB-k3MZsA8KlGbqpYPXyC4xobMc29skUKDwB9eERq2FJxCWkEVDjxpyVewV6kY9pCnzzsRw0YIwUx7z1Qtu0=w1200-h800-no"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/i5h6jZLZvkcXXFIaMNIm6-1Fg7793rpIz792PDbxGXbCU87TfN0CcAGlMyLcDir0zhSsrz5-KIRRCQgp5U-fxLbK6fL6ziChs1_iJXv2xKh8Qu3In5o-izLJF_TkTGVRu2f121plmZjun4HSYaFofozbQdR03o164NWo8cyZVo-rIWroGII1W_g9pDVlNsoUTFi8cdX52Wa8bEhj-yefnBsBJML2DQZA2rbfUBF1FMxk3Vv9o3JyI17ZG_ID_t0QE5mou83IUp7Dd9mRe0v-iFDA1cZK2ejLH_TLWN3c8GlYz01MH2zjqhfNksat4v4zvXB8NyJd65VWKjcYRmJtdP5fgJrPe5N9T2qxGa8E9s6-XWm8Z0-2NkTDgQjWoVQn5y30MrUv1yXKtSuDqydB8DcSuK-Ju6JYGMVcU6ZaG0wGH0fjZ33-C0ImzE4zAfi2b0u9UokAVwCb-7kvr_ZEm3nUkWY9udSNplUuep42wQAnHfxTEjDmpPHQ0RRabd7TEQef0kDCyP53BKHaqwJC1_bV0D7llwtBwxoY6_Mmq82r0b-LsOHvjj4rtTItZArwzTEBNirErUnWuBbDMs0Yur2eMO9zFXAREukvB-k3MZsA8KlGbqpYPXyC4xobMc29skUKDwB9eERq2FJxCWkEVDjxpyVewV6kY9pCnzzsRw0YIwUx7z1Qtu0=w640" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<div style="text-align: justify;">I have been thinking of posting some photos of Sammy, just to fill a void. Although he is so popular with tourists and locals, Google image searches find only mediocre pictures and very few of them.<br/><br/>
Sammy is a star. A very photogenic star who deserves better online presence.<br/>
So I decided to do a one off, break the silence and share some of my hundreds of photos of him with all the seal lovers, shooting with their smartphone cameras and then feeling frustrated that "<i>It just looked so much better there!</i>".<br/><br/>
I've been photographing Sammy fairly regularly in the last 15 months, whenever I get a chance to spot him. Unfortunately don't have any photos of him from the time of my first Hobart period, 10 years ago. There was a whole year when I did not have any camera at the time and then when I bought my 30D, he was gone. Then I had to go too.<br/><br/>
I always wonder if he is the same seal. And when I think about it, I always decide he is, because it is such a complicated route up the estuary and he is so incredibly relaxed and comfortable in the waters of Constitution Dock.<br/>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I love the huge range of facial expressions he has - the curiosity and intelligence in his eyes.<br/><br/>
But make no mistake! Sammy is there for the free lunch and does not really care about anything else. I've tried to make noises to attract his attention. No chance. He is hypnotized by the guy with the long ginger beard who cleans fish and gives him treats. That's why most photos are in profile.<br/><br/>
There is another thing that I am not quite certain about. After much reading and looking at images, I think that he is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctocephalus_forsteri">New Zealand Fur Seal</a>, rather than an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_fur_seal">Australian Fur Seal</a>, but I can't be 100% sure. If anyone can help me with the ID, please post in the comments.
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tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-65838940891100506022016-12-03T12:26:00.000+11:002017-07-28T10:59:34.585+10:00Sea Shepherd's Ocean Warrior in Hobart<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AD5mve_A-ZQBvWVtx06MqvT7tDJM0FF2tyxVs8-LnlJxUn3kbUJ_9rB1UsrPaAQy-Ylfz4F6lf69_ZgnbHwtBBtqlxKB7qz-iJLkK4jWLEt8_6BJIJ-KKJJkfZzlWI898EIHfbpDrl-X4khNBCFyMMkYuwL04CKKcStt1ArH8ZY6l_kJxfSKkY9Q-ZVYXPDKfHlJ4nfaCRpHiuQ5fFWo2llpSbHYludwgbM-bgG1f9hyfxXNNaPEHCH23jXOqEM3qxptxdTBM7uk9i-hpqmY0IoNFyNx-ebZsS3UXFk5atebcTNuzmfJdN-Bix7s6oEzfYHM2_BBkOOInLVcKTgG1jxRBQEdLsMk9IzHYDdTbujPwS16CU4O0o8rHxeORLz0t8ddKTu2uPSH7K5N2ADbFh3-cceScBSuRuOR_J2TvOocYSXy4Tw9MAwCUzlE_eFfXhB50L1E03zHNtt0SpDXxMFzPO--uQduoFHO_FvFLWwNLYRZjl6BiI1XAq4-obihtWMepOhY6_YM684D3SOC-yPdRNeRQr5eTcnYNFQuPFKdsygoWucUwdR5QTdHTjoMx7RltvhTmXM9CQ75tdEXQAqPFNdxkFceEdLyp8bLp9S9Yt7E=w1200-h800-no" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AD5mve_A-ZQBvWVtx06MqvT7tDJM0FF2tyxVs8-LnlJxUn3kbUJ_9rB1UsrPaAQy-Ylfz4F6lf69_ZgnbHwtBBtqlxKB7qz-iJLkK4jWLEt8_6BJIJ-KKJJkfZzlWI898EIHfbpDrl-X4khNBCFyMMkYuwL04CKKcStt1ArH8ZY6l_kJxfSKkY9Q-ZVYXPDKfHlJ4nfaCRpHiuQ5fFWo2llpSbHYludwgbM-bgG1f9hyfxXNNaPEHCH23jXOqEM3qxptxdTBM7uk9i-hpqmY0IoNFyNx-ebZsS3UXFk5atebcTNuzmfJdN-Bix7s6oEzfYHM2_BBkOOInLVcKTgG1jxRBQEdLsMk9IzHYDdTbujPwS16CU4O0o8rHxeORLz0t8ddKTu2uPSH7K5N2ADbFh3-cceScBSuRuOR_J2TvOocYSXy4Tw9MAwCUzlE_eFfXhB50L1E03zHNtt0SpDXxMFzPO--uQduoFHO_FvFLWwNLYRZjl6BiI1XAq4-obihtWMepOhY6_YM684D3SOC-yPdRNeRQr5eTcnYNFQuPFKdsygoWucUwdR5QTdHTjoMx7RltvhTmXM9CQ75tdEXQAqPFNdxkFceEdLyp8bLp9S9Yt7E=w640-no" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px;" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">
It is this time of the year again.
The barbaric Japanese are on their way to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to butcher whales in breach of the ruling of the International Court of Justice.</br>
The Sea Shepherd is the only organisation who is again willing to defend the whales standing between them and the harpoon ships.</br>
This year their fast, modern and well-equipped <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MY_Ocean_Warrior">Ocean Warrior</a> will be a part of the campaign as well as the Steve Irwin.</br></br>
As always I made a small donation and went to the docks to photograph the ship and wish the brave crew success and good luck.</div>
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MV Ocean Warrior in Hobart, 3 Dec 2016</div>
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tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-40532401682548461052013-11-05T20:01:00.000+11:002014-06-12T16:49:09.736+10:00This bloG is dead<div style="text-align: justify;">
This bloG is dead.<br />
It's amazing how things one has considered valuable can appear completely pointless after a few years. </div>
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tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-54279068654297817502013-04-21T20:50:00.001+10:002013-04-21T20:53:38.385+10:00Zoo photos<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-21xoQ8e7F0A/UXO6np1UKcI/AAAAAAAAHzs/59vn0dIBUCk/s1024/IMG_8456_lr.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-21xoQ8e7F0A/UXO6np1UKcI/AAAAAAAAHzs/59vn0dIBUCk/s640/IMG_8456_lr.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 640px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>
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On 25 March my ex-wife, Maria, and I marked 10 years since we landed in Sydney with two backpacks and the money to buy one decent DSLR body with a couple of lenses.<br />
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and Ibis were friendlier than the people and greeted us with 'Good morning'.<br />
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These 10 years were hard. There were many changes and huge disappointments.<br />
The one thing that has not changed at all is our fascination with the Australian wildlife.<br />
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To celebrate our 10-th anniversary in this country we went to a small zoo which we once visited in 2003 – Koala Park Sanctuary in Pennant Hills, NSW.<br />
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Zoos always make me very sad... but this one is kind of OK.<br />
I usually don't go to zoos and this is the first time when I'm publishing zoo photos on the pages of this bloG. I thought that the photos turned up quite nice and with the wild Koalas quickly losing habitat it is very likely that I'll never get a chance to photograph one in its natural environment.</div>
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Koalas and Easren Grey Kangaroo in Koala Park Sanctuary, NSW</div>
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I haven't photographed Koel chicks before, so this was kind of exciting. There were 3 of them in a couple of fig trees in a suburban park, fed by Little Wattlebird foster parents. The male Koel was calling from a nearby tree.</div>
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Asutralian Koel Chicks, NSW</div>
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While trying to find more information on the bat eviction, I came across a great article called <b style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.ecologicalhumanities.org/peril.html" target="_blank">The Peril and Beauty of Flying Fox Life in the Time of Extinction</a></b> by Deborah Bird Rose.<br />
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The text casts light over the situation of the four Flying Fox species in Australia and is accompanied by great video footage.<br />
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I'm reposting the third segment of a documentary called <b><i>Following Flying Foxes</i></b> – the segment that features the now non-existent bat colony in Sydney Botanic gardens.</div>
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Video credits: <a href="http://www.ecologicalhumanities.org/fijn.html" target="_blank">Natasha Fijn</a> & <a href="http://www.ecologicalhumanities.org/rose.html" target="_blank">Deborah Bird Rose</a>. Posted with permission. More information about the video is available <a href="http://www.ecologicalhumanities.org/peril.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Recently Deborah has written another emotionally charged article on the topic which is definitely worth the time – <br />
<b><a href="http://extinctionstudies.org/communications/night_fall" target="_blank">Night falls heavily in Sydney these days</a></b>. <br />
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I have already lived long enough in this country to not be surprised by the atrocities done to the native and introduced animals.<br />
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It is very disappointing that the majority of people who consider themselves <i>good</i> are so incredibly passive and ready to accept without questioning everything that they are being fed with by authorities or commercial media.<br />
Most of my friends' (they are my friends, because we share, more or less, similar values) reactions to the news about the dispersal were: "Oh well... This is a controversial issue..." and they repeated what they have heard on the radio or TV. Very disappointing.<br />
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In situations like this I can't chase away the feeling that Western democracies are getting weaker and weaker every year with citizens becoming numb, apathetic and brainwashed by consumerism. Isn't that sad?<br />
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As the issue is 'controversial' I'm leaving comments under this post open.</div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-26070879522042310682012-06-13T17:44:00.001+10:002012-06-13T20:35:12.129+10:00Purple Swamphen<div style="text-align: center;">
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Purple Wamphen, NSW
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I saw and photographed <i>the Gojira</i> for the first time on Saturday. Both Sea Shepherd ships – <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MY_Bob_Barker" target="_blank">MY Bob Barker</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Brigitte_Bardot" target="_blank">MV Brigitte Bardot</a> were in Sydney.<br />
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I prefer the old black paint.<br />
As a professional designer and animator I don't quite like how the girl image is drawn. But it is not that important. What is really important are the missions these vessels go to and the results they are achieving.</div>
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I met a friend at the Sydney Botanic Gardens. We had coffee, a nice walk and spotted the two owls. We looked at the bats, but light was harsh, sky was bright and the only reason I took this photo was just to remember the beautiful combination - pink blossom, green leaves and orange Flying Foxes. </div>
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I could have never imagined that this would be my last bat photo in the Gardens.
I knew that the park authorities wanted to get rid of the bats. I read that finally <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/botanic-gardens-bats-get-marching-orders-today-20120604-1zre9.html" target="_blank">the government had allowed the operation to begin</a>.<br />
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I went to the gardens last Saturday after taking some photos of the Sea Shepherd ships docked at Circular Quay.
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I thought there would probably be fewer bats this time.
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There wasn't even one!
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The Gardens felt deserted, empty and dead.
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The cockatoos must have been scared by the noises too. Only the big owl was there as his fig is relatively far from where the bat colony used to be. There were ibises and cormorants in the pond.
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For the nearly 10 years since I first came to Sydney I have taken the bats for granted. I've considered them to be one of the most unusual an exciting features of this city, a sign that its people can coexist with wildlife better than most others.
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I've always thought that some day I'll get a better camera and lens, will find the ideal weather and light and will take amazing photos of bats in flight. This will never happen.
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Here are three of the better Flying Fox photos from the past. Let's say 'Good bye' to them. I'm very sad.</div>
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Grey-headed Flying Foxes, NSW
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This one is not better than the previously posted images. What is special about it? Well... this is a different owl, roosting in a different part in the Botanic Gardens. Today I spotted the two of them. </div>
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Powerful Owl, NSW
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Two live in Sydney Botanic gardens. Every time I go there I spot one bird – usually high in the branches of a fig tree, holding half a possum in its claws. Out of five sightings over a period of 4-5 months this was the only time the owl was in a nearby palm tree and without prey. All other photos I have are quite graphic and unpleasant to look at. These, too, are not great, but I thought it was about the time to post something...<br /><br />I'm slowly losing motivation to shoot as my photographic gear seems to be ageing and not delivering the quality I'm after. My life lately has been full of all kinds of personal and professional disappointments and that, too, affects the levels of photographic enthusiasm.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VT0q88hJbPE/T2UleFG5kPI/AAAAAAAAHas/GjA0cPudCbg/s1600/IMG_5182_lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; height: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VT0q88hJbPE/T2UleFG5kPI/AAAAAAAAHas/GjA0cPudCbg/s640/IMG_5182_lr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o31etYlBxDM/T2UlfkW3EEI/AAAAAAAAHa0/_Uy8u7sHIz8/s1600/IMG_5458_lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o31etYlBxDM/T2UlfkW3EEI/AAAAAAAAHa0/_Uy8u7sHIz8/s640/IMG_5458_lr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Powerful Owl, NSW<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-32758727373290941152011-12-25T14:30:00.003+11:002011-12-25T14:40:00.003+11:00The fluffy time of the year<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9OO2ANxUOiM/TvaYP9v6axI/AAAAAAAAHY8/N_SLfsRtn34/s1600/MMG_5405_lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; height: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9OO2ANxUOiM/TvaYP9v6axI/AAAAAAAAHY8/N_SLfsRtn34/s640/MMG_5405_lr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Very hard to spot, this Tawny Frogmouth family was photographed a couple of months ago in Sydney Botanic Gardens. The father was roosting on a nearby branch and the mother and two chicks were deep asleep most of the time. But patience paid off. They woke up for a while and looked at the camera for a few better shots. Light was quite harsh and the scene backlit with overburned patches of white sky... Not the ideal conditions, but the ideal subjects!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3c-2AGmnixM/TvaYOX26DiI/AAAAAAAAHY4/XF2ODW68KSI/s1600/MMG_5408_lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3c-2AGmnixM/TvaYOX26DiI/AAAAAAAAHY4/XF2ODW68KSI/s640/MMG_5408_lr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tawny Frogmouth, NSW<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-76686002444517773612011-11-12T17:48:00.007+11:002011-12-14T21:40:38.719+11:00MY Bob Barker in Sydney<div style="text-align: justify;">I went to see the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MY_Bob_Barker">Bob Barker</a> today and took a few photos. The ship is ready to take off for Hobart, where all three Sea Shepherd vessels will meet and start this year's anti whaling operation in the Southern Ocean.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QQF5Mo1CAMg/Tr4WorEXEkI/AAAAAAAAHYk/mc1yjS6QlKo/s1600/IMG_5512_lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QQF5Mo1CAMg/Tr4WorEXEkI/AAAAAAAAHYk/mc1yjS6QlKo/s640/IMG_5512_lr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>As always I made a small donation, wished the good and brave young people on board luck and am hoping that this really is going to be the last year of Japanese whaling.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Xj8KQxLGXWk/Tr4WmbYCwOI/AAAAAAAAHYc/FwHHmOaL0hc/s1600/IMG_5560_lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Xj8KQxLGXWk/Tr4WmbYCwOI/AAAAAAAAHYc/FwHHmOaL0hc/s640/IMG_5560_lr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It is sad and ironic how all camera brands are Japanese and people who want to take good photos have no options but to buy Japanese products. It always is a personal decision, but I boycott Japanese goods and products and my old Canon body and two lenses are the only 'made in Japan' objects that I own. I'm not planning to upgrade and, of course, I can never afford Leica or Hasselblad.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LUofwgnK3xc/Tr4WnkLBSDI/AAAAAAAAHYg/oKT-7O-PGXM/s1600/IMG_5524_lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LUofwgnK3xc/Tr4WnkLBSDI/AAAAAAAAHYg/oKT-7O-PGXM/s640/IMG_5524_lr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm not sure how I feel about the new paintjob. I think that the old all-black Sea Shepherd vessels looked more menacing, mysterious and invincible. This new design is cool, but makes the ship feel a bit like a toy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8exPd3ctO2I/Tr4Wlc8DdVI/AAAAAAAAHYY/5MnyFCEuKuI/s1600/IMG_5555_lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8exPd3ctO2I/Tr4Wlc8DdVI/AAAAAAAAHYY/5MnyFCEuKuI/s640/IMG_5555_lr.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">MY Bob Barker, Sydney</div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's wish the Sea Shepherd crew a successful season!<br />If you're a supporter, you can easily make a donation or buy a great t-shirt or cap. <a href="http://www.seashepherd.org/">http://www.seashepherd.org/</a><br /></div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539143934039804529.post-22153718834469882532011-05-17T09:56:00.008+10:002011-12-14T21:41:41.008+11:00A 40-year old man who's been playing with cameras for a long time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_OV9QICon5o4/TdWuDf-e4MI/AAAAAAAAHWY/XTGPtdSvudQ/s1600/NT_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; float: left; <br /> cursor: pointer; width: 312px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_OV9QICon5o4/TdWuDf-e4MI/AAAAAAAAHWY/XTGPtdSvudQ/s640/NT_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_OV9QICon5o4/TdWuEaF6a9I/AAAAAAAAHWc/oJWLaqwfgIU/s1600/NT_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; width: 312px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_OV9QICon5o4/TdWuEaF6a9I/AAAAAAAAHWc/oJWLaqwfgIU/s640/NT_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">In my mind the 70s were such a nice and peaceful time. Of course, it was not the 70s. It was my own age and perceptions...<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dWFO7xtTRA8/TdWuFOlRehI/AAAAAAAAHWg/s9hjuO4mqg0/s1600/NT_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dWFO7xtTRA8/TdWuFOlRehI/AAAAAAAAHWg/s9hjuO4mqg0/s640/NT_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>But the world did change a lot. And I changed a lot too. One thing is certain: I'm allowed to play with bigger and better cameras now. Everything else is probably worse.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">click on a photo to view hi-res image :: click on a label to open all related posts</span></div>tilcheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671923022616081877noreply@blogger.com