B-52 squadron over Sandy Bay Airport

I was trying to take a photo or two of the local ducks when I noticed enormous wings far away in the sky. The seagulls were not happy with what was there. And I couldn't believe my eyes. At first I thought "Swans!", but then it was even mightier and heavier. I never heard of pelicans on Tasmania. Truly stunning they are. Pterodactyls of the present day.

Australian Pelican, Hobart

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lights, camera, ACTION

Two decently good shots (no.1 and no.3) in a single lunch break is quite a good score! This made me post some action in-flight photos that looked thematically linked.

above: Black-faced Cormorant, Tasmania

above: Forest Raven, Tasmania

above: Silver Gull, Tasmania

above: Kelp Gull, Tasmania

above: Silvereye, Tasmania

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Young Pacific Gull

Immature Pacific Gull, Tasmania

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Oystercatchers in flight

Sooty Oystercatcher, Tasmania

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Pacific and Kelp

Pacific Gull is a bit bigger, with more massive bill. Both upper and lower mandibles have orange-red tips. In Kelp only the lower mandible tip is red.

above: Pacific Gull, Tasmania

above: Kelp Gull, Tasmania.

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Sooty Oystercatcher, first appearance

I photographed some Sooty Oystercatchers last Friday. They were very nice looking and quite photogenic.

Sooty Oystercatcher, Tasmania

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Same pose, same activity

above: Masked Lapwing, Tasmania

above: Silver Gull, Tasmania

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Pcific Gull close-up

Finally a real Pacific Gull. I'll post Pacific next to Kelp a bit later to make comparison easy.

Pacific Gull, Tasmania

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Surf

Silver Gull, Tasmania

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Splash II

The Friday was good indeed. There are at least five or six of 'those' shots from my trip to Seven Miles Beach today.

Black-faced Cormorant, Tasmania

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C-L-E-A-N !!!

Now, this is an illustration what the word clean means. This lady should get the Annual Award for an Outstanding Achievement in Personal Hygiene and an all-time Best Maintained Feathers Award. Amazing indeed! How does she do it without using any of the Procter & Gamble cosmetic products or detergents?

White Goose, Tasmania

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F 16

The machine guns on the wings are ready to fire and he has that look in his eyes too. I love the plovers! Have I mentioned that these birds are also called Spur-winged Plovers? You can see why.

Masked Lapwing, Tasmania

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Water

Silver Gull, Hobart, Tasmania

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Duckography

I thought I shouldn't leave the Goose without a company...

Mallard mum and babies, Tasmania

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Premiere

This is the first appearance of a Crested Tern on the pages of this blog.

juv. Crested Tern, Tasmania

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Floating beauty

A crisp photo to balance the image quality from the previous post and to keep the small birds that come next safe and comfortable away from the predator :)

Pied Goose, Hobart, Tasmania

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Hunt

This image is pretty crisp. Don't miss the hi-res version! It's worth the click.

Masked Lapwing, Tasmania

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Stay tuned

I haven't posted much these days as I had to do many other things, but I kept taking photos nearly every day and there is quite a lot to be reviewed and published. Some species will have their first appearance in the blog. So stay tuned! Pretty cool stuff to come...

Pacific Black Duck, mother and babies, Hobart, Tasmania

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Frozen milisecond

Beautifully arranged feathers!

Masked Lapwing, Tasmania

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Social life and good manners

A very typical social behavior for Seagulls. If you animate a Seagull or even if you just quickly sketch one this is among the mandatory poses.

Silver Gull, Tasmania

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