Archive for the 'Camera' Category

From time to time birders - like anyone passionate about a hobby or interest - experience great defining moments. These special events could include:

The moment when one sees an elusive species for the very first time.
When one sees a favourite bird in all its colourful splendour, lit by the bright sunlight and perched picture perfect […]

Just as soon as one makes a post something happens to change all that was said. Only a few hours after the original sighting of a Black Shouldered Kite - the first here at home for some time - another one comes gliding overhead while we were out in the plant nursery. It scattered the […]

This morning while working in my wife’s plant nursery (see Mallee Plants Nursery) we were delighted by the many birds calling all around us and feeding in the nearby trees. About mid morning I went inside to “boil the billy.”
I brought the teapot and cups on a tray out into the nursery so we could […]

Common Blackbird (male)
Common Blackbirds are an introduced species in Australia. Their range here is south of a line from Sydney in NSW to Port Lincoln in South Australia and they are found throughout South Eastern Australia, including large parts of Victoria and Tasmania. They are particularly found in parks and gardens where they enjoy scratching […]

Over the last few days I have spent a few hours looking at and reading the birding blogs of other birders. There are some fascinating blogs out there on the net, some of them with some stunning photos of birds.
Digital Photography

When I take photos of birds I use a Canon Powershot S2 IS. This has […]