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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Gulls: final appearance

Most wildlife photography enthusiasts consider gulls too common to photograph. Not me...

above: juv. Pacific Gull, Tasmania

above: Crested Tern, Tasmania

above: Silver Gull, Tasmania

above: Pacific Gull, Tasmania

above: juv. Kelp Gull, Tasmania

above: Pacific Gull, Tasmania

above: Silver Gull, Tasmania

above: Pacific Gull, Tasmania

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

I somehow subconsciously avoid posting vertical photos on this bloG. They don't fit as nicely on the pages as the horizontal ones. Here is a random collection of such vertical photos. The only common thing about them is the format.

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

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Close-ups

Long time ago Mick of Sandy Straits and Beyond had pointed out in a comment how amazingly different and varied the colors of birds' eyes are. Then I thought I'd put together a post showing better this beautiful variety, but haven't actually done it. This post isn't exactly what my intention was, but some nice irises are visible on these photos and the level of detail is quite good. Each of these images deserved its own post. I'm just too lazy in this heat to press the 'publish' button more than once. Most of the pics are worth clicking too. They are quite sharp.

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top to bottom: Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina), Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), Juv. Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus), Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens), Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)

Friday, October 16, 2009

Photographic memory: Pacific Gull in Sandy Bay

Pacific Gull, Tasmania

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Variety

above: juv. Pacific Gull, Tasmania

above: Grey Fantail, Tasmania

above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

above: Purple Swamphen, Tasmania

above: Suberb Blue Wren, eclipse male

above: juv. Blackbird, Tasmania

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Monday, February 23, 2009

Kelp and Pacific, young and grown up

Mick at Sandy Straits and Beyond wrote earlier today about spotting a Kelp Gull. As Kelp and Pacific Gulls are very rare visitors up North, but are quite common here, on Tasmania, I decided to do a comparative post with some images taken over the last year and a half and illustrating the differences between the two types of big gulls and also the different 'clothes' they wear during different stages of their lives. The pattern of this post is Kelp, Pacific, Kelp, Pacific...

Pacific Gulls are slightly bigger than Kelp. According to the Slater Field Guide Pacific are 63cm, while Kelp are 57cm. Visually Pacific look a bit more massive and heavy, but not longer. Another very obvious difference is the bill. In Pacific it is more massive and both mandibles have red tips, while in Kelp only the tip of the lower mandible is tinted red. The tail of Pacific Gull ends with a black crescent, visible in flight, while the tail in Kelp is purely white.