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Welcome Swallows
The Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena subs. carteri and called Kanamit by the Nyoongar of Western Australia) is a small bird approximately 14cm long and weighing up to 20g. They are an attractive...
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Hotter Than A Shearer’s Armpit
Flippin’ heck has it been warm here lately. I got up early a few days ago to photograph birds just after sunrise and it was 27ºC and a lot of the birds had already taken shelter in the deep shade....
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Trials And Tribulations
It has been a difficult week. I walked along the local river bed looking for wildlife and struck very lucky with what I saw. My problems came when it came to identifying the species of damselfly I had...
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They’re Back!!!
Birin-birin or Rainbow Bee Eater (Merops ornatus). Avon Walk Trail, York, Western Australia. So after their long flight from Far North Australia and Papua New Guinea the rainbow bee eaters have...
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Where’d They All Go?
Trying to get interesting Bird In Flight (BIF) shots is tricky down by the river. The river is fringed by trees and this causes the auto focus system on my camera to get confused, which means it locks...
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Up With The Lark
Up at dawn to catch the early bird. Bandin or White-cheeked honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra). York, Western Australia. It’s a well established wisdom that to photograph most wildlife you have to be...
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I’ve Lost It!
I just can’t get the birds to put in an appearance. They just aren’t cooperating at all. I dunno whether it’s my BO basher putting them off or my dress sense. The end result is the same – can’t get...
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I’ve Broken My Duck
Ooooerrrr! That’s probably not the best thing to say in a blog about bird photography. Rest assured no ducks were harmed in the making of this blog entry. No ducks were harmed in the production of...
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Isn’t He Beautiful
Looking intently for it’s next feed. Black Shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris). York, Western Australia. Still looking. Another tree another view.
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‘Murder most fowl’*
I’ve written before on the contentious issue of corellas in York and Western Australia as a whole. Most people here regard them as vermin that should be eradicated and that means killing as many as...
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