Monthly Archives: June 2020

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 692: Rainy Wednesday Ramble

Alright, so there are birds outside and they are making their bird noises. It was raining earlier, but now it is not raining. I hope it holds out as the rain seems to have a predilection for its ability to … Continue reading

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Strepera graculina in Flight

I’m glad this photo turned out as well as it did in monochrome as it was rather unpleasant in colour. Shame the background isn’t a little sharper, but the pied currawong looks quite good, I think. The photo gives a … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 691: The Way Things go

It was a long day of not getting much done, but now my ear is relieved of the pain it once endured, thought that happened this morning and not this afternoon, so I don’t know why I’m writing about it … Continue reading

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Gotta Shake

A shot of an ibis shaking water out of its feathers. It’s not something I get to see too often. I think I did a good job of capturing the motion of the shake, as well as some of the … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 690: Back to the Beginning

Slight stabbing motion in the sounds but that’s okay as this is the building to something else. It is building to something bigger, but not so massive that it will topple over. All of this is precise and there is … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 689: The Ladder

Downpours abound and the only way out is up, so it’s time to start building a ladder to ascend. How high? Well, as high as it needs to be. There is no other answer. There is no other option. The … Continue reading

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Gymnorhina tibicen tibicen

One of the Australian magpie subspecies. I had to crop this image a fair bit which helps show some of the magpie’s details more clearly. However, it makes me want to get closer next time I’ve this opportunity as I … Continue reading

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A Minor Part

Taken in the same area as this photo. The different shooting point shows a different part of The Western Distributor. This scene feels a bit cold, I think. It doesn’t have much direct sunlight falling on the visible area, which … Continue reading

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Canna indica

From what I understand, this one specifically is Canna indica var. flava. I saw this last year during one of the stops Fe and I made whilst we were driving around places south of Sydney. I think the lighting and … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 50: Finding Topics

So I probably should have started this earlier as it’s a bit late and very soon I will be going to bed, but you win some and some you lose and in this instance I have done neither, but we’ll … Continue reading

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