OZ Birds - Again!!

[Neon Rosell II]

Just want to share some of the birds I've shot during a half day transit at Perth, WA on May 9, 2008. This place is just 5 minute walk from the hotel I was staying.
Perth
40D + EFS 18-55mm at 27mm, f4, 1/3200, ISO 200, DEP mode, Hand held, Raw Capture.


This is a waste water impounding lake. They have this type of system all over Australia where waste water is collected before it is allowed to flow back into the natural drainage system. Due to its high organic content the water is green from algal bloom. This algal bloom supports a thriving insect and other lager invertebrates that in turn feed a multitude of bird species. So, clean is not always good!!



You can see in the bottom left corner a Black Swan sitting in a nest of reeds.

Here's the close up taken with the EFS 18-55 kit lens, too close for the 300 mm f4.
Black Swan (Cygnus auratus)
40D + EFS 18-55mm at 55mm, f 5.6, 1/100, ISO 200, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw Capture.


Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
40D + 300 mm f4 + 1.4x TC, f8, 1/640 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture


Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
40D + 300 mm f4, f5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.

300 mm, f5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO 400

300 mm, f4, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400


Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
40D + 300 mm f4, f5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.

300 mm, f4, 1/320 sec, ISO 400


Darter - Female (Anhinga melanogaster)
40D + 300 mm f4, f5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.


Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
40D + 300 mm f4, f4, 1/100 sec, ISO 200, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.


Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
40D + 300 mm f4, f4, 1/160 sec, ISO 200, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.


Will post the rest once I process them, it's still about 4Gb worth of raw pictures ;D

Cheers,

[Martin Alvendia]

Wonderful Harvest Neon! Love the Little Pied Cormorant in particular...seems like a very interesting species. Thanks for sharing!

[Romy Ocon]

Wow.... great captures, Neon.... I wish our birds are that approachable so we can make do with a 70-200 2.8 IS + TC!

Love the Grebe and the OZ KF!

[mantarey]

Great captures Neon in half a day's work. I like this one the most, superb details.

[Ralf Nabong]

Great captures Sir Neon. I like the Laughing Kookaburra. I have a wonderful memory of this bird.

I saw one diving for a meal held by an old man in a park in Brisbane.

[Mark Itol]

Very beautiful captures, Sir Neon! Great details. Looking forward to seeing the other pictures.

[Neon Rosell II]

Thanks Guys!! Here are some more photos from this half day sortie. Thanks for viewing.

Darter - Female (Anhinga melanogaster)
40D + 300 mm f4, f5.6, 1/1250 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.

f5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO 400,


Pacific Black Duck (Anas supercillosa)
40D + 300 mm f4, f4, 1/200 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.


Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
40D + 300 mm f4, f8, 1/80 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.


Hardhead - Male (Aythya australis)
40D + 300 mm f4, f4, 1/1250 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.


Dusky Moorehen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
40D + 300 mm f4, f4, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, Raw capture.


Thanks for viewing!! More to come

[Manny Illana]

wow... and the second set's even more superb!
love the 2nd pic of the darter!

[Martin Alvendia]

Agree with Manny...the lighting and exposure job on the 2nd Darter makes it a superb shot! Great Set Neon!